Allocation Busters (AB) is a dispute mediation firm offering services to firms in disputes about cost allocations with government agencies. For March, AB worked 457 hours for Massive Airframes and 674 hours for Gigantic Drydocks. AB bills clients at the rate of $506 per hour; labor cost for its professional staff is $210 per hour. Overhead costs in March totaled $40,730. Overhead is applied to clients at $44 per labor-hour. In addition, AB had $199,900 in marketing and administrative costs. All transactions are on account. All services were billed. Transaction Description

(a) Record Labor cost

(b) Record Applied Service Overhead

(c) Record Cost of services billed

(d) Record Actual Service Overhead

Required:

a. Show labor and overhead cost flows through T-accounts.

wages payable

cost of service billed

applied service O.H

work in process

service overhead control

b. Prepare an income statement for the company for March.