Allocation Busters (AB) is a dispute mediation firm offeringservices to firms in disputes about cost allocations withgovernment
Question:
Allocation Busters (AB) is a dispute mediation firm offeringservices to firms in disputes about cost allocations withgovernment agencies. For March, AB worked 447 hours for MassiveAirframes and 680 hours for Gigantic Drydocks. AB bills clients atthe rate of $504 per hour; labor cost for its professional staff is$200 per hour. Overhead costs in March totaled $41,360. Overhead isapplied to clients at $42 per labor-hour. In addition, AB had$198,600 in marketing and administrative costs. All transactionsare on account. All services were billed.
Transaction | Description |
(a) | Record Labor cost |
(b) | Record Applied Service Overhead |
(c) | Record Cost of services billed |
(d) | Record Actual Service Overhead |
Required:
a. Show labor and overhead cost flowsthrough T-accounts.
b. Prepare an income statement for thecompany for March.
Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
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