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The law firm of Furlan and Benson accumulates costs associatedwith individual cases, using a job order cost system. The followingtransactions occurred during July:

July 3.Charged 420 hours of professional (lawyer) time to the ObsidianCo. breech of contract suit to prepare for the trial, at a rate of$150 per hour.
10.Reimbursed travel costs to employees for depositions related tothe Obsidian case, $18,500.
14.Charged 310 hours of professional time for the Obsidian trialat a rate of $260 per hour.
18.Received invoice from consultants Wadsley and Harden for$77,900 for expert testimony related to the Obsidian trial.
27.Applied office overhead at a rate of $70 per professional hourcharged to the Obsidian case.
31.Paid administrative and support salaries of $36,300 for themonth.
31.Used office supplies for the month, $12,300.
31.Paid professional salaries of $189,600 for the month.
31.Billed Obsidian $331,900 for successful defense of thecase.

a. Provide the journal entries for each ofthese transactions. If an amount box does not require an entry,leave it blank.

July 3Work in Process
Salaries Payable
July 10Work in Process
Cash
July 14Work in Process
Salaries Payable
July 18Work in Process
Consultant Fees Payable
July 27Work in Process
Office Overhead
July 31 Admin. sal.Office Overhead
Cash
July 31 SuppliesOffice Overhead
Supplies
July 31 Prof. sal.Salaries Payable
Cash
July 31 BilledAccounts Receivable
Fees Earned
July 31 CostCost of Services
Work in Process

b. How much office overhead is over- orunderapplied? Enter your answer as a positive number.
$ Underapplied

c. Determine the gross profit on the Obsidiancase, assuming that over- or underapplied office overhead is closedmonthly to cost of services.
$

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a.

Account Titles Debit Credit
Jul-03 Work in Process $                 63,000
Salaries Payable $            63,000
Jul-10 Work in Process $                 18,500
Cash $            18,500
Jul-14 Work in Process $                 80,600
Salaries Payable $            80,600
Jul-18 Work in Process $                 77,900
Consultant Fees Payable $            77,900
Jul-27 Work in Process $                 51,100 =(420+310)*70
Office Overhead $            51,100
July 31 Admin. sal. Office Overhead $                 36,300
Cash $            36,300
July 31 Supplies Office Overhead $                 12,300
Supplies $            12,300
July 31 Prof. sal. Salaries Payable $               189,600
Cash $         189,600
July 31 Billed Accounts Receivable $               331,900
Fees Earned $         331,900
July 31 Cost Cost of Services $               291,100 =63000+18500+80600+77900+51100
Work in Process $         291,100


b.

Actual Office overhead = $36300+12300 = $48600
Over applied overhead = $51100-48600 = $2500

c.
Gross Profit = $331900 - (291100 - 2500) = $43300


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