Question

Wilturner Company incurs $90,000 of labor related directly to the product in the Assembly Department, and $39,000 of labor related to the Assembly Department as a whole, and $26,000 of labor for services that help production in both the Assembly and Finishing departments. The amount of direct labor and factory overhead respectively are:

Answer 1

Direct labor = $90,000

Factory overhead = $65,000

Step-by-step explanation:

i. Cost of direct labor of $90,000 will be assigned to Work-in process for the period as direct costs.

ii. Cost of indirect labor of $39,000 and cost of labor services of $26,000 are assigned to manufacturing or factory overheads as indirect costs that total of $65,000 ($39,000 + $26,000).