Image Media, Inc. provides advertising services for clients across the nation. Image Media is presently working on
Question:
Image Media, Inc. provides advertising services for clients across the nation. Image Media is presently working on four projects, each for a different client. Image Media 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 30% of media purchases.
On June 1, the four advertising projects had the following accumulated costs:
March 1 Balances
Fizz4U Beverage ............$105,000
First Security Bank ............ 175,000
All-Right Rentals ............ 54,000
SleepEzz Hotel ............. 14,000
During June, Image Media, Inc. incurred the following direct labor and media purchase costs related to preparing advertising for each of the four accounts:
At the end of June, both the Fizz4U Beverage and First Security Bank campaigns were completed. The cost of completed campaigns are debited to the cost of services account.
Journalize the summary entry to record each of the following for the month:
a. Direct labor costs
b. Media purchases
c. Overhead applied
d. Completion of Fizz4U Beverage and First Security Bankcampaigns
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