Harold Corp uses the job order costing system. Factory overhead is applied to jobs on the basis of direct labor cost. The following estimates are made at the beginning of the year:                                         Fabricating       Machining       Assembly           Total Direct Labor                  600,000             300,000           900,000           1,800,000 Fcatory overhead       1,050,000          1,200,000        270,000           2,520,000 The following are the cost required by each department.                                         Fabricating       Machining       Assembly           Total Direct Materials                9,000                600                 4,200                13,800 Direct Labor                       8,400             1,500               18,600             28,500 Factory overhead               ?                         ?                       ?                       ? At the end of the year, the following are the actual cost data relating to all jobs processed during the year:                                         Fabricating       Machining       Assembly           Total Direct Materials              570,000             48,000           342,000             960,000 Direct Labor                      630,000            324,000         786,000           1,740,000 Factory overhead          1,080,000          1,260,000       252,000           2,592,000 Required: Compute the over or under- applied factory overhead for the year (1) assuming the plant wide overhead rate is used (2) assuming the departmental overhead rates are used.

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Harold Corp uses the job order costing system. Factory overhead is applied to jobs on the basis of direct labor cost. The following estimates are made at the beginning of the year:

                                        Fabricating       Machining       Assembly           Total

Direct Labor                  600,000             300,000           900,000           1,800,000

Fcatory overhead       1,050,000          1,200,000        270,000           2,520,000

The following are the cost required by each department.

                                        Fabricating       Machining       Assembly           Total

Direct Materials                9,000                600                 4,200                13,800

Direct Labor                       8,400             1,500               18,600             28,500

Factory overhead               ?                         ?                       ?                       ?

At the end of the year, the following are the actual cost data relating to all jobs processed during the year:

                                        Fabricating       Machining       Assembly           Total

Direct Materials              570,000             48,000           342,000             960,000

Direct Labor                      630,000            324,000         786,000           1,740,000

Factory overhead          1,080,000          1,260,000       252,000           2,592,000

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Compute the over or under- applied factory overhead for the year (1) assuming the plant wide overhead rate is used (2) assuming the departmental overhead rates are used.

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