Penn Company uses a job order cost accounting system. In the last month, the system accumulated labor time tickets totaling $33,500 for direct labor and $6,700 for indirect labor. These costs were accumulated in Factory Payroll as they were paid. Which entry should Penn make to assign the Factory Payroll

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Shiloh Gray

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22 May, 14:39

Penn Company uses a job order cost accounting system. In the last month, the system accumulated labor time tickets totaling $33,500 for direct labor and $6,700 for indirect labor. These costs were accumulated in Factory Payroll as they were paid. Which entry should Penn make to assign the Factory Payroll

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Jacobson · Answer 1

The entry should Penn make would be as follows:

Debit Credit

Goods in process inventory $33,500

factory overhead $6,700

Factory Payroll $40,200

Explanation:

To make the preparation of the entry should Penn make to assign the Factory Payroll we would have to calculate the factory payroll as follow:

Factory Payroll=Goods in process inventory+factory overhead

Factory Payroll=$33,500+$6,700

Factory Payroll=$40,200

Therefore, the entry should Penn make would be as follows:

Debit Credit

Goods in process inventory $33,500

factory overhead $6,700

Factory Payroll $40,200