Kim's Asphalt does driveway and parking lot resurfacing work for large commercial clients as well as small residential clients An inventory of materials and equipment is on hand at all times so that work can start as quickly as possible Special equipment is ordered as required On May 1, the Materials and Equipment Inventory account had a balance of $53,000 The Work in Process Inventory account is maintained to record costs of work not yet complete There were two such jobs on May 1 with the following costs Job 27 Highlands Mall Job 33 Pine Ridge Estates Materials and equipment $ 17,925 $ 54,200 Direct labor 15,200 27,100 Overhead (applied) 6,080 10,840 Overhead has been applied at 40 percent of the costs of direct labor During May, Kim's Asphalt started two new jobs Additional work was carried out on Jobs 27 and 33, with the latter completed and billed to Pine Ridge Estates Details on the costs incurred on jobs during May follow Job 27 33 34 35 Materials and equipment $ 4,700 $ 6,500 $ 6,300 $ 4,600 Direct labor (wages payable) 6,200 8,450 7,600 3,300 Other May Events Received $14,200 payment on Job 24 delivered to customer in April Purchased materials and equipment for $11,100 on account Billed Pine Ridge Estates $147,000 and received payment for $135,000 of that amount Determined that payroll for indirect labor personnel totaled $820 Issued supplies and incidental materials for current jobs costing $325 Recorded overhead and advertising costs for the operation as follows (all cash except equipment depreciation) Property taxes $ 720 Storage area rental 845 Truck and delivery cost 490 Advertising and promotion campaign 770 Inspections 370 Telephone and other miscellaneous 495 Equipment depreciation 620 Required a Prepare journal entries to record the flow of costs for operations during May b Calculate the amount of over or underapplied overhead for the month c Determine inventory balances for Materials and Equipment Inventory and Work in process inventory

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Kim's Asphalt does driveway and parking lot resurfacing work for large commercial clients as well as small residential clients. An inventory of materials and equipment

Kim's Asphalt does driveway and parking lot resurfacing work for large commercial clients as well as small residential clients. An inventory of materials and equipment is on hand at all times so that work can start as quickly as

possible. Special equipment is ordered as required. On May 1, the Materials and Equipment Inventory account had a balance of $53,000. The Work-in-Process Inventory account is maintained to record costs of work not yet

complete.

There were two such jobs on May 1 with the following costs.

	Job 27 Highlands Mall	Job 33 Pine Ridge Estates
Materials and equipment	$	17,925	$	54,200
Direct labor		15,200		27,100
Overhead (applied)		6,080		10,840

Overhead has been applied at 40 percent of the costs of direct labor.

During May, Kim's Asphalt started two new jobs. Additional work was carried out on Jobs 27 and 33, with the latter completed and billed to Pine Ridge Estates. Details on the costs incurred on jobs during May follow.

Job	27	33	34	35
Materials and equipment	$	4,700		$	6,500	$	6,300	$	4,600
Direct labor (wages payable)		6,200			8,450		7,600		3,300

Other May Events

Received $14,200 payment on Job 24 delivered to customer in April.
Purchased materials and equipment for $11,100 on account.
Billed Pine Ridge Estates $147,000 and received payment for $135,000 of that amount.
Determined that payroll for indirect labor personnel totaled $820.
Issued supplies and incidental materials for current jobs costing $325.
Recorded overhead and advertising costs for the operation as follows (all cash except equipment depreciation).


Property taxes	$	720
Storage area rental		845
Truck and delivery cost		490
Advertising and promotion campaign		770
Inspections		370
Telephone and other miscellaneous		495
Equipment depreciation		620