Classify each activity as either value-added


Dewey and Cheatam is a law firm that is initiating an activity-based costing system. Jim Dewey, the senior partner and strong supporter of ABC, has prepared the following list of activities performed by a typical attorney in a day at the firm.
Classify each activity as either value-added or non-value-added.

Activity Hours

  • Writing contracts and letters 1.0 value-addednon-value-added
  • Attending staff meetings 0.5 non-value-addedvalue-added
  • Taking depositions 1.0 non-value-addedvalue-added
  • Doing research 1.0 value-addednon-value-added
  • Traveling to/from court 1.0 value-addednon-value-added
  • Contemplating legal strategy 1.0 non-value-addedvalue-added
  • Eating lunch 1.0 value-addednon-value-added
  • Litigating a case in court 2.5 value-addednon-value-added
  • Entertaining a prospective client 2.0 non-value-addedvalue-added
  1. How much was value-added time?(Round answer to 1 decimal place, e.g. 10.5.)
  2. How much was non-value-added?(Round answer to 1 decimal place, e.g. 10.5.)

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