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To determine
A job cost sheet can be defined as the compilation of the overall actual costs involved in a particular job. A job cost sheet is formatted and distributed to be used by the management team, to oversee if that particular job was bid suitably. The sheet is prepared only after the job is accomplished. It contains information related to various items, such as direct materials, sales taxes, direct labor, employee benefits, and outsources costs.
To determine: The total
(b)
To determine
To ascertain: The reason for why Waterways choose machine hours as the cost driver for the overhead rather than direct labor cost. Also, why it chooses the cost driver for the overhead for the job of installing the irrigation system.
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