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A manufacturing company employs job costing to account for its costs.There are three production departments,and separate departmental overhead application rates are employed because the operations of the departments are so different.All jobs generally pass through all three production departments.Data regarding the hourly direct labor rates,overhead application rates,and three jobs on which work was done during the month appear below.Job 101 and Job 102 were completed during the current month.(CIA Examination adapted)
 Production  Departments  Direct  Labor Rate  Manufacturing orechead  application rates  Department 1 $12.0050% of direct materials  Department 2 $18.00$8.00 per machine hour  Department 3 $15.0075% of direct labor cost \begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Production } \\\text { Departments }\end{array} & \begin{array} { r } \text { Direct } \\\text { Labor Rate }\end{array} & \begin{array} { r } \text { Manufacturing orechead } \\\text { application rates }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Department 1 } & \$ 12.00 & 50 \% \text { of direct materials } \\\hline \text { Department 2 } & \$ 18.00 & \$ 8.00 \text { per machine hour } \\\hline \text { Department 3 } & \$ 15.00 & 75 \% \text { of direct labor cost } \\\hline\end{array}
 Job 101  Job 102  Job 103  Beginning Work-ir-Process $25,500$32,400$0 Direct materials:  Department 1 $40,000$26,000$58,000 Department 2 $3,000$5,000$14,000 Department 3  Direct labor hours: $0$0$0 Department 1 500400300 Department 2 200250350 Department 3 1,5001,8002,500 Machine hours:  Department 1 000 Department 2 1,2001,5002,700 Department 3 1,5001,8002,500\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | } \hline & \text { Job 101 } & \text { Job 102 } & \text { Job 103 } \\\hline \text { Beginning Work-ir-Process } & \$ 25,500 & \$ 32,400 & \$ - 0 - \\\hline \text { Direct materials: } & & & \\\hline \text { Department 1 } & \$ 40,000 & \$ 26,000 & \$ 58,000 \\\hline \text { Department 2 } & \$ 3,000 & \$ 5,000 & \$ 14,000 \\\hline \text { Department 3 } \\\text { Direct labor hours: } & \$ - 0 - & \$ - 0 - & \$ - 0 - \\\hline \text { Department 1 } & 500 & 400 & 300 \\\hline \text { Department 2 } & 200 & 250 & 350 \\\hline \text { Department 3 } & 1,500 & 1,800 & 2,500 \\\hline \text { Machine hours: } & & & \\\hline \text { Department 1 } & - 0 - & - 0 - & - 0 - \\\hline \text { Department 2 } & 1,200 & 1,500 & 2,700 \\\hline \text { Department 3 } & 1,500 & 1,800 & 2,500 \\\hline\end{array}
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(a)Compute the completed costs of Job 101 and Job 102.(b)Compute the value of the Work-in-Process Inventory at the end of the month.

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(a)Job 101: $147,075;Job 102: $144,950
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