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Recording Direct and Indirect Labor CostsKelly Company’s payroll costs for the most recent...

Recording Direct and Indirect Labor Costs

Kelly Company’s payroll costs for the most recent month are summarized here:

Item

Description

 

Total Cost

Hourly labor wages

750 hours @ $25 per hour

 

 

 

200 hours for Job 101 =

$5,000

 

 

300 hours for Job 102 =

7,500

 

 

250 hours for Job 103 =

6,250

$18,750

Factory supervision

 

 

4,250

Production engineer

 

 

6,000

Factory janitorial work

 

 

2,000

General and administrative salaries

 

 

8,000

Total payroll costs

 

 

$39,000

1.Calculate how much of the labor costs would be added to the following accounts:

Work in Process Inventory

Manufacturing Overhead

Selling and Administrative Expenses


2. Explain why some labor costs are recorded as work in process, some as manufacturing overhead, and some as period costs.

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