cost-based pricing and markups with variable costs computer consultants provides computerized inventory consulting. the office and computer expenses are $830,000 annually and are not assigned to specific jobs. the consulting hours available for the year total 18,000, and the average consulting hour has $40 of variable costs. (a) if the company desires a profit of $250,000, what should it charge per hour? round to the nearest cent. $answer (b) what is the markup on variable costs if the desired profit is $322,000? round to the nearest whole percent. answer % (c) if the desired profit is $100,000, what is the markup on variable costs to cover (1) unassigned costs and (2) desired profit? round to the nearest whole percent. markup to cover unassigned costs answer % markup to cover desired profits answer %