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Sweeten Company had no jobs in progress at the beginning of March and no beginni

ID: 2425791 • Letter: S

Question

Sweeten Company had no jobs in progress at the beginning of March and no beginning inventories. It started only two jobs during March-Job P and Job Q. Job P was completed and sold by the end of the March and Job Q was incomplete at the end of the March. The company uses a plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours. The following additional information is available for the company as a whole and for Jobs P and Q (all data and questions relate to the month of March): Required: Assume that the company does not use any indirect labor. Prepare the journal entry to record the direct labor costs added to production.

Explanation / Answer

Answer: Work in Process A/C Dr. $28500

                    To Wages Payable A/C                 $28500