Question: Problem 7 - 6 4 ( Algo ) Job Costs in a Service Company ( LO 7 - 4 ) On April 1 , two

Problem 7-64(Algo) Job Costs in a Service Company (LO 7-4)
On April 1, two jobs were in process at Hartwell Contracting. Details of the jobs follow:
Job Number Direct Materials Direct Labor
HC-34 $ 4,280 $ 1,680
HC-373,1805,880
The Materials Inventory account on April 1 totaled $7,980. Materials purchased during the month totaled $17,300. Indirect materials of $1,620 were issued from materials inventory. On April 1, finished goods inventory consisted of two jobs: HC-32, costing $6,860, and HC-35, with a cost of $3,680. Costs for both jobs were transferred to Cost of Services Billed during the month.
Also during April, Jobs HC-34 and HC-37 were completed. Completing Job HC-34 required an additional $4,980 in direct labor. The completion costs for Job HC-37 included $3,280 in direct materials and $10,580 in direct labor.
Hartwell Contracting used a total of $8,980 of direct materials (excluding the $1,620 indirect materials) during the month and $25,680 in total direct labor costs. Overhead has been estimated at 75 percent of direct labor costs, and this relation has been the same for the past few years.
Required:
Compute the costs of Jobs HC-34 and HC-37 and the balances in the April 30 inventory accounts.

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