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Riverside LLP, a law firm, uses job-order costing to track the costs of its legal cases. There were no cases in process at the beginning of April. Listed below are data concerning the three cases handled during April: BennettHarrisonMorganDirect materials$770$440$250Attorney labour costs$5,570$6,770$3,515Attorney hours809344Overhead costs are allocated to cases based on attorney hours. The firm estimates its annual attorney labor costs to be $472,500, based on a total of 7,000 attorney hours, while the estimated overhead expenses for the year amount to $448,000. As of the end of April, the Bennett case is the only one still in progress, and the actual overhead costs for the month totaled $13,450.Required1. Determine the cost assigned to each case (job).[4 marks]2. Determine the balance of the Work in Process account at the end of April. [1 mark]3. Determine the balance of the Overhead account at the end of April. Indicate if it is a debit or credit balance and if overhead is under or over applied. [2 marks]Answer text Question 2Rich text editor BennettHarrisonMorganDirect materials Attorney labr costs *Applied Overhead Total Cost

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