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Question - Factory Overhead Rates, Entries, and Account Balance - Eclipse Solar Company operates two factories. The company applies factory overhead to jobs on the basis of machine hours in Factory 1 and on the basis of direct labor hours in Factory 2. Estimated factory overhead costs, direct labor hours, and machine hours are as follows:

Factory 1 Factory 2

Estimated factory overhead cost for fiscal year beginning August 1 $654,240 $886,600

Estimated direct labor hours for year 14,300

Estimated machine hours for year 22,560

Actual factory overhead costs for August $52,320 $76,780

Actual direct labor hours for August 1,290

Actual machine hours for August 1,760

Required -

a. Determine the factory overhead rate for Factory 1.

b. Determine the factory overhead rate for Factory 2.

c. Journalize the entries to apply factory overhead to production in each factory for August. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

d. Determine the balances of the factory overhead accounts for each factory as of August 31, and indicate whether the amounts represent overapplied factory overheador underapplied factory overhead.