Debit to Work in Process for direct labor cost
The direct labor rate in Brent Company is 9.00 per hour, and manufacturing overhead is applied to products using a predetermined overhead rate of 6.00 per direct labor hour. During May, the company purchased 60,000 in raw materials (all direct materials) and worked 3,200 direct labor hours. The Raw Materials inventory (all direct materials) decreased by 3,000 between the beginning and end of May. The Work in Process inventory on May 1 consisted of one job which had been charged with 4,000 in direct materials and on which 300 hours of direct labor time had been worked. There was no Work in Process inventory on May 31.
Reference: 3-7
The debit to Work in Process for direct labor cost during May was:
21,000
26,100
31,500
28,800