Ernst company purchased equipment that cost $3,000,000 on january 1, 2017. the entire cost was recorded as an expense. the equipment had a nine-year life and a $120,000 residual value. ernst uses the straight-line method to account for depreciation expense. the error was discovered on december 10, 2019. ernst is subject to a 40% tax rate. before the correction was made and before the books were closed on december 31, 2019, retained earnings was understated by1. $1,328,000.2. $1,416,000.3. $1,800,000.4. $1,344,000.

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?