Darren Company adopted a standard cost system several years ago. The standard costs for the prime costs of its single product are as follows:
$\begin{array}{llcc}
\text { Material:8 kilograms@\$5 per kilogram } & \$40.00\
\text { Labor:6hours@\$8.20perhour } &\$49.20 \
\end{array}$

The following operating data were taken from the records for November:
$\begin{array}{lc}
\text { Units completed } & 5,600 \text { units } \
\text { Budgeted output } & 6,000 \text { units } \
\text { Purchase of materials } & 50,000 \text { kilograms }\
\text { Total actual labor costs}&\$ 300,760 \
\text { Actual labor hours}&36,50 \text { hours}\
\text { Material efficiency (quantity) variance } & \$ 1,500 \text { Unfavorable } \
\text { Total material variance } & \$ 750 \text {unfavorable }
\end{array}$
Required:
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.

Question

Darren Company adopted a standard cost system several years ago. The standard costs for the prime costs of its single product are as follows:
 $\begin{array}{llcc}
  \text { Material:8 kilograms@\$5 per kilogram  } &  \$40.00\
  \text { Labor:6hours@\$8.20perhour } &\$49.20 \
\end{array}$
 
The following operating data were taken from the records for November:
 $\begin{array}{lc}
\text { Units completed } & 5,600 \text { units } \
\text { Budgeted output } & 6,000 \text { units } \
\text { Purchase of materials } & 50,000 \text { kilograms }\
\text { Total actual labor costs}&\$ 300,760 \
\text { Actual labor hours}&36,50 \text { hours}\
\text { Material efficiency (quantity) variance } & \$  1,500 \text { Unfavorable } \
\text { Total material variance } & \$ 750 \text {unfavorable }
\end{array}$ 
Required:
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.

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The Answer of Darren Company adopted a standard cost system several years ago. The standard costs for the prime costs of its single product are as follows:
 $\begin{array}{llcc}
  \text { Material:8 kilograms@\$5 per kilogram  } &  \$40.00\
  \text { Labor:6hours@\$8.20perhour } &\$49.20 \
\end{array}$
 
The following operating data were taken from the records for November:
 $\begin{array}{lc}
\text { Units completed } & 5,600 \text { units } \
\text { Budgeted output } & 6,000 \text { units } \
\text { Purchase of materials } & 50,000 \text { kilograms }\
\text { Total actual labor costs}&\$ 300,760 \
\text { Actual labor hours}&36,50 \text { hours}\
\text { Material efficiency (quantity) variance } & \$  1,500 \text { Unfavorable } \
\text { Total material variance } & \$ 750 \text {unfavorable }
\end{array}$ 
Required:
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.