Question

The following events took place at a manufacturing company for the current year: (1) Purchased $95,000 in direct materials. (2) Incurred labor costs as follows: (a) direct, $56,000 and (b) indirect, $13,600. (3) Other manufacturing overhead was $107,000, excluding indirect labor. (4) Transferred 80% of the materials to the manufacturing assembly line. (5) Completed 65% of the Work-in-Process during the year. (6) Sold 85% of the completed goods. (7) There were no beginning inventories. What is the journal entry to record the direct labor costs for the period? A. Labor Inventory XXX Wages Payable XXX B. Work-In-Process Inventory XXX Wages Payable XXX C. Manufacturing Overhead Control XXX Wages Payable XXX D. Wages Expense XXX Cash XXX

Answer 1

Answer: B. Work-In-Process Inventory XXX Wages Payable XXX

Explanation:

The method of accounting for Direct labor during production is to apportion it to Work in Process inventory because as a direct cost, it should form a part of the cost of producing the good.

The Work in Process Inventory will therefore be debited to reflect an increase and the Wages Payable will be credited to reflect that the wages are a liability owed to workers.