Question

Pedra, Inc. incurred direct labor costs of $54,000 for 6,000 hours. The standard labor cost was $55,200. During the month, Pedra assigned 6,000 direct labor hours costing $54,000 to production. The standard hours were 6,200. Journalize the transactions for Pedra, Inc. to account for this activity.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The Journal entry is shown below:-

1. Factory Labor Dr, $55,200

            To Labor Price Variance $1,200

            To Factory Wages Payable $54,000

(Being factory labor is recorded)

Here we debited the factory labor as it increased the expenses and we credited the labor price variance and factory wages payable as  it the factory wages payable increased the liabilities

2. Work in Process Inventory $57,040 ($55,200 ÷ $6,000 × $6,200)

             To Labor Quantity Variance $1,840

              To Factory Labor $55,200

(Being is work in progress is recorded)

Here we debited the work in progress inventory as it increased the assets and we credited the labor quantity variance and factory labor as the factory labor decreased the expenses