Question

Job Order Cost Accounting Entries for a Service Business Media Connect Inc. provides advertising services for clients across the nation. Media Connect is presently working on four projects, each for a different client. Media Connect accumulates costs for each account (client) on the basis of both direct costs and allocated indirect costs. The direct costs include the charged time of professional personnel and media purchases (air time and ad space). Overhead is allocated to each project as a percentage of media purchases. The predetermined overhead rate is 50% of media purchases. On April 1, the four advertising projects had the following accumulated costs: April 1 Balances First Bank $60,100 Reliable Airlines 18,000 Motel 26 42,100 25,800 Blue Mountain Beverages During April, Media Connect incurred the following direct labor and media purchase costs related to preparing advertising for each of the four accounts: Direct Labor Media Purchases First Bank $43,400 $159,200 Reliable Airlines 19,400 85,300 97,100 140,100 102,300 Motel 26 Blue Mountain Beverages 76,400 At the end of April, both the First Bank and Reliable Airlines campaigns were completed. The costs of completed campaigns are added to the cost of services account. Determine each of the following for the month: a. Direct labor costs. b. Media purchases. c. Overhead applied. d. Cost of completed First Bank and Reliable Airlines campaigns. Total Costs First Bank Reliable Airlines

Answer 1

Determine each of the following for the month:
a. Direct labor costs.	$ 245,200.00
b. Media purchases.	$ 478,000.00
c. Overhead applied = 50% x Media purchases	$ 239,000.00
d. Cost of completed First Bank and Reliable Airlines campaigns.
	Total Costs
First Bank	$ 342,300.00
Reliable Airlines	$ 247,550.00
Total Cost	$ 589,850.00

1 Job Order Cost Accounting Entries for a Service Business 2 Media Connect Inc. provides advertising services for clients across the nation. Media Connect is prese April 1 Balances 4 First Bank 60100 5 Reliable Airlines 18000 6 Motel 26 42100 7 Blue Mountain Beverages 25800 9 During April, Media Connect incurred the following direct labor and media purchase costs related to 10 11 First Bank 12 Reliable Airlines 13 Motel 26 14 Blue Mountain Beverages Direct Labor 43400 19400 85300 97100 Media Purchases 159200 140100 102300 76400 15 16 At the end of April, both the First Bank and Reliable Airlines campaigns were completed. The costs of 17 Determine each of the following for the month: 18 a. Direct labor costs. =SUM(B11:B14) 19 b. Media purchases. =SUM(C11C14) 20 c. Overhead applied = 50% x Media purchases =B19'50% 21 d. Cost of completed First Bank and Reliable Airlines campaigns. Total Costs 23 First Bank =B4+B11+C11+(50%*011) 24 Reliable Airlines =B5+B12+C12+(C12*50%) 25 Total Cost =B23+B24 22