1. Calculate the number of direct labor hours that were worked on each job in August. 2. Calculate the overhead applied to each job during the month of August. 3. Prepare job-order cost sheets for each job as of the end of August.
Process Costing
Process costing is a sort of operation costing which is employed to determine the value of a product at each process or stage of producing process, applicable where goods produced from a series of continuous operations or procedure.
Job Costing
Job costing is adhesive costs of each and every job involved in the production processes. It is an accounting measure. It is a method which determines the cost of specific jobs, which are performed according to the consumer’s specifications. Job costing is possible only in businesses where the production is done as per the customer’s requirement. For example, some customers order to manufacture furniture as per their needs.
ABC Costing
Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that helps the company in assessing the total variable cost so as to compute the cost of production. Cost accounting is generally used by the management so as to ensure better decision-making. In comparison to financial accounting, cost accounting has to follow a set standard ad can be used flexibly by the management as per their needs. The types of Cost Accounting include – Lean Accounting, Standard Costing, Marginal Costing and Activity Based Costing.
![Applying Overhead to Jobs, Costing Jobs
Jagjit Company designs and builds retaining
walls for individual customers. On August 1,
there were two jobs in process: Job 93 with a
beginning balance of $8,750 and Job 94 with a
beginning balance of $7,300. Jagjit applies
overhead at the rate of $8 per direct labor hour.
Direct labor wages average $18 per hour.
Data on August costs for all jobs are as follows:
Job 93
Job 94
Job 95
Job 96
Direct materials
$ 950
$4,500
$3,300
$1,300
Direct labor cost
2,160
5,400
2,610
900
During August, Jobs 95 and 96 were started. Job
93 was completed on August 17, and the client
was billed at cost plus 40%. All other jobs
remained in process.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc15f98d2-6441-4793-a984-5560f49db460%2F3329a475-0393-42f1-8d8b-c66c6d9a37c1%2Fmdqey07_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
![Required:
1. Calculate the number of direct labor
hours that were worked on each job in
August.
2. Calculate the overhead applied to each
job during the month of August.
3. Prepare job-order cost sheets for each
job as of the end of August.
4. Calculate the balance in Work in
Process on August 31.
5. What is the price of Job 93?
6. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Partway
though the year, Jagjit bought a bulldozer
to handle larger jobs. The bulldozer cost
$38,000 and is needed for larger
commercial jobs. Smaller residential jobs
can still be done with the smaller bobcat
tractor. How could the bulldozer's cost be
applied to only those jobs that need the
larger equipment?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc15f98d2-6441-4793-a984-5560f49db460%2F3329a475-0393-42f1-8d8b-c66c6d9a37c1%2Ffqkzhv_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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