Information from the records of the Abel Corporation for July 2018 was as follows: Sales $1,230,000 Selling and administrative expenses 210,000 Direct materials used 264,000 Direct labor 300,000 Factory overhead * 405,000 *variable overhead is $205,000, fixed overhead is $200,000 Inventories July 1, 2018 July 31, 2018 Direct materials $36,000 $42,000 Work in process 75,000 84,000 Finished goods 69,000 57,000 The conversion cost is:
a. $1,179,000
b. $705,000
c. $960,000
d. $564,000

crow design, inc. is a web site design and consulting firm. the firm uses a job order costing system in which each client is a different job. crow design assigns direct labor, licensing costs, and travel costs directly to each job. it allocates indirect costs to jobs based on a predetermined overhead allocation rate, computed as a percentage of direct labor costs. direct labor hours (professional) 6,250 hours direct labor costs ($1,800,000 support staff salaries ,000 computer ,000 office ,000 office ,000 in november 2012, crow design served several clients. records for two clients appear here: delicious treats mesilla chocolates direct labor 700 hours 100 hours software licensing $ 4,000 $400 travel costs 8,000 1. compute crow design’s direct labor rate and its predetermined indirect cost allocation rate for 2012. 2. compute the total cost of each job. 3. if simone wants to earn profits equal to 50% of service revenue, how much (what fee) should she charge each of these two clients? 4. why does crow design assign costs to jobs?