Darren Company adopted a standard cost system several years ago. The standard costs for the prime costs of its single product are as follows:    Material: 8 kilograms @ $5 per kilogram$40.00 Labor: 6 hours @ $8.20 per hour$49.20 The following operating data were taken from the records for November:    Units completed 5,600unitsBudgeted output 6,000unitsPurchase of materials 50,000kilogramsTotal actual labor costs$300,760 Actual labor hours 36,500hoursMaterial efficiency (quantity) variance$1,500unfavorableTotal material variance$750unfavorableRequired:Prepare the journal entries to record the following:a. Purchase and use of direct materials (Assume materials are used as purchased and no inventory is maintained).b. Recognition of direct labor.

What will be an ideal response?


a.

Work-in process inventory (5,600 × $40.00)224,000 
Material efficiency variance1,500 
Material price variance 750
Accounts payable 224,750
Total material variance $750 unfavorable - $1,500 efficiency = price $750 favorable

b.
Work-in process inventory (5,600 × $49.20)275,520 
Direct labor rate variance1,460 
Direct labor efficiency variance23,780 
Wages payable 300,760
Price: ($300,760/36,500 - $8.20) × 36,500 = $1,460 unfavorable; efficiency: [36,500 - (6 × 5,600)] × $8.20 = $23,780 unfavorable

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