60.1K

Verified Solution

Link Copied!

Mr. Hall's small consulting firm specializes in providing internal control advice to his clients. All of his staff are certified internal auditors (CIAs) and want to gain expertise in a variety of industries. Jonas, his most senior consultant, always brings a less-seasoned associate with him for efficiency, training, and general camaraderie. Jonas first assesses a situation in about 8 hours and then will brainstorm ideas the client could use to address its internal control risks. The less-seasoned associate follows Jonas, listens to the half- day assessment ritual, and then helps to brainstorm improvements for the client. Jonas's labor rate is billed at $520/hour, while the associate's billing rate is half that amount. (a) Mr. Hall believes Jonas operates on a 90% learning curve for the "assessment" portion of his work, while his associate operates on a 95% learning curve. Create a chart outlining the number of hours each of these individuals is likely to spend on the next assessment of a client's internal controls. How much time will Mr. Hall expect each of them to spend on their fourth such assessment of a client's internal controls? (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.

Mr. Hall's small consulting firm specializes in providing internal control advice to his clients. All of his staff are certified internal auditors (CIAs) and want to gain expertise in a variety of industries. Jonas, his most senior consultant, always brings a less-seasoned associate with him for fficiency, training, and general camaraderie. Jonas first assesses a situation in about 8 hours and then will brainstorm ideas the client could use to address its internal control risks. The less-seasoned associate follows Jonas, listens to the halfday assessment ritual, and then helps to brainstorm improvements for the client. Jonas's labor rate is billed at $520/ hour, while the associate's billing rate is half that.amount. (a) Mr. Hall believes Jonas operates on a 90% learning curve for the "asses ment" portion of his work, while his associate operates on a 95% learning curve. Create a chart outlining the number of hours each assessment of a client's internal controls. How much time will Mr. Hall expect each of them to spend on their fourth such assessment of a client's internal controls? (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.s. 15.25.)

Answer & Explanation Solved by verified expert

See Answer