The following account appears in the ledger after only part of the postings have been completed for October: Work in Process $16,070 109,280 130,170 72,320 Balance, October 1 Direct materials Direct labor Factory overhead Jobs finished during October are summarized as follows: $59,010 36,060 68,850 Job 1004 Job 1030 Job 1037 Job 1041 114,740 a. Determine the cost of jobs completed. 278,660 ✔ b. Determine the cost of the unfinished jobs at October 31. $33,110 X

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I think I'm doing this wrong but for unfinished jobs do I not add materials, labor, and overhead and the subtract the completed jobs from it?

The following account appears in the ledger after only part of the postings have been completed for October:
Work in Process
$16,070
109,280
130,170
72,320
Balance, October 1
Direct materials
Direct labor
Factory overhead
Jobs finished during October are summarized as follows:
$59,010
36,060
68,850
114,740
Job 1004
Job 1030
Job 1037
Job 1041
a. Determine the cost of jobs completed.
278,660
b. Determine the cost of the unfinished jobs at October 31.
33,110 X
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a. Add costs incurred for all jobs completed.
b. Include the direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead for each job that remained unfinished.
Transcribed Image Text:The following account appears in the ledger after only part of the postings have been completed for October: Work in Process $16,070 109,280 130,170 72,320 Balance, October 1 Direct materials Direct labor Factory overhead Jobs finished during October are summarized as follows: $59,010 36,060 68,850 114,740 Job 1004 Job 1030 Job 1037 Job 1041 a. Determine the cost of jobs completed. 278,660 b. Determine the cost of the unfinished jobs at October 31. 33,110 X Feedback ✓ Check My Work a. Add costs incurred for all jobs completed. b. Include the direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead for each job that remained unfinished.
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The total job cost means the cost that is incurred in the completing a certain job. It includes all types of cost such asfactory overhead, direct labour cost as well as direct material cost. All the companies calculates two types of the job cost. The first one is of finished job cost, this is calculated for the job that is finished on the other hand the second job is unfinished job cost. the unfinished job cost is calculated for the job that is not completed and whose work is in progress. 

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