Q$3.$

John Morris Associates, a C$.$P$.$A$.$ firm, uses job order costing to capture the costs of its audit jobs.

There were no audit jobs in process at the beginning of November. Listed below are data concerning

the three audit jobs conducted during November.

Overhead costs are applied to jobs on the basis of auditor hours, and the predetermined overhead rate

is $$53$ per auditor hour. The Aaron job is the only incomplete job at the end of November. Actual

overhead for the month was $$11,000.$

Instructions

$($a$)$ Determine the cost of each job.

$($b$)$ Indicate the balance of the Work in Process account at the end of November.

$($c$)$ Calculate the ending balance of the Manufacturing Overhead account for November.

Principles of Cost Accounting

$17$th Edition

Author: Edward J$.$ Vanderbeck, Maria R$.$ Mitchell