Perrine Company builds internal conveyor equipment to client specifications. On October 1, Job 877 was in process with a cost of $20,520 to date.
During October, Jobs 878, 879, and 880 were started. Data on costs added during
October for all jobs are as follows:

Overhead is applied to production at the rate of 85 percent of direct labor cost. Job 878 was completed on October 28, and the client was billed at cost plus 50 percent. All other jobs remained in process.

Required:
1. Prepare a brief job-order cost sheet showing the October 1 balances of all four jobs, plus the direct materials and direct labor costs during October. (There is no need to calculate applied overhead at this point or to total the costs.)
2. Calculate the overhead applied during October.
3. Calculate the balance in Work in Process on October 31.
4. What is the price of Job878?

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Job 877 Job 878 Job 879 Direct materials Direct labor $13,960 13,800 7,000 10,000 350 1,500 Job 880 $4,800 4,000