The law firm of Furlan and Benson accumulates costs associated with individual cases, using a job order cost system

A type of cost accounting system that provides for a separate record of the cost of each particular quantity of product that passes through the factory.

. The following transactions occurred during July:

Jul.	3	Charged 175 hours of professional (lawyer) time to the Obsidian Co. 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 to the Obsidian case, $12,500.
	14	Charged 260 hours of professional time for the Obsidian trial at a rate of $185 per hour.
	18	Received invoice from consultants Wadsley and Harden for $30,000 for expert testimony related to the Obsidian trial.
	27	Applied office overhead at a rate of $62 per professional hour charged to the Obsidian case.
	31	Paid administrative and support salaries of $28,500 for the month.
	31	Used office supplies for the month, $4,000.
	31	Paid professional salaries of $74,350 for the month.
	31	Billed Obsidian $172,500 for successful defense of the case.

Required:

A.	Provide the journal entries for each of these transactions. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
B.	How much office overhead is over- or underapplied?
C.	Determine the gross profit on the Obsidian case, assuming that over- or underapplied office overhead is closed monthly to cost of services.

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Chart of Accounts

CHART OF ACCOUNTS

Furlan and Benson

General Ledger

	ASSETS
110	Cash
121	Accounts Receivable
125	Notes Receivable
126	Interest Receivable
132	Work in Process
133	Office Overhead
141	Supplies
142	Prepaid Insurance
143	Prepaid Expenses
191	Office Equipment
192	Accumulated Depreciation-Office Equipment

	LIABILITIES
210	Accounts Payable
221	Utilities Payable
231	Notes Payable
236	Interest Payable
241	Lease Payable
251	Salaries Payable
252	Consultant Fees Payable

	EQUITY
311	Common Stock
340	Retained Earnings
351	Dividends
390	Income Summary

	REVENUE
410	Fees Earned
610	Interest Revenue

	EXPENSES
510	Cost of Services
520	Salaries Expense
532	Insurance Expense
533	Utilities Expense
534	Office Supplies Expense
540	Administrative Expenses
560	Depreciation Expense-Office Equipment
590	Miscellaneous Expense
710	Interest Expense

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Journal

A. Provide the journal entries for each of these transactions. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

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JOURNAL

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Final Question

B. How much office overhead is over- or underapplied?

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Overapplied

Underapplied

Points:

C. Determine the gross profit on the Obsidian case, assuming that over- or underapplied office overhead is closed monthly to cost of services.

How much office overhead is over- or underapplied?

selector 1

Overapplied

Underapplied

Points:

C. Determine the gross profit on the Obsidian case, assuming that over- or underapplied office overhead is closed monthly to cost of services.