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- Accounting for Labor: This section introduces the concept of labor costs, classification, and their impact on a company's cost accounting.
- Employee Contributions and Deductions: Discusses the calculation of employee contributions and deductions, including tax implications.
- Journal Entries: Provides examples of journal entries associated with payroll and labor-related expenses in different accounting scenarios.
- Exercises and Review Questions: Contains practice exercises and review questions to reinforce knowledge on accounting for labor costs.
- Problems and Solutions: Presents detailed problem sets and solutions to apply concepts in practical scenarios related to labor accounting.
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Learning Objectives
At the end of the chapter, the students should be able to:
1. Know the classification of labor costs.
2. Prepare journal entries of labor costs.
3. Know the different departments responsible for labor costs.
Know the different methods of time keeping,
Differentiate the types of wage plans.
Know the advantages and disadvantages of different wage plans.
Know the accounting for overtime premium.
Enumerate the different employer's labor contributions.
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Know the different labor time losses.
Labor cost is one of the primary costs of production system. It consists of workers’
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payroll who are needed to process and convert raw materials into finished ed
Itis classified into (1) direct and (2) indirect labor cost. Direct labor iS @ payroll”
costs that are paid to workers who are directly engaged in the conversion process
of raw materials to finished goods (i.e. wages of laborers who are actually involved
Jaboris any'payrdll costs that are paid to a worker that supports the production’
Syl
Direct Labor D. Sales Salary
8. Net pay is computed based on:
a. Gross pay less income tax withheld
b. Gross pay less S85, Philhealth, Pag-ibig contribution
Grose pay less SSS, Philheslth, Pag-ibig contribution and withholding
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Gross pay less 88S, Philhalh, Pagitig entbution gen to
employee by the employer. oe - |
9. Which ofthe oliowings not charge te fatoryovertiead control aco
wonton contribution of employee af ae
5 Overtime premium pay ofan employee
© Holiday ay
Shit Boman
10. The wage in excess of regular rate paid ater « normal working hour ie?
a.” Shift Premium ©. Holiday pay
be Overtime premium «Vacation pay
11. A payroll costs that are paid to workers who are directly engnged in the
conversion process of raw materials to finished goods
a. Indirect Labor , Administrative Salary
be Direct Labor 4. Sales Salary
12, When overtime premium is charged to a specific ob, t should be debited to:
a, Factory Overhead Control account,
B._ Expense account
& Workin Process account
Cost of goods sold account
13, The following are examples of fringe benefit, except
8. Holiday pay ¢, Health Insuirance of employee
b. Sickleave pay A Overtime pay
16, [tis a wage that is determined by the number of hours worked,
A. Time based eyater ‘Piece work system
b. xed Salary per month 4. Bonus schemes
15, SSS, Philhealth and Pag-ibig Contribution are levied on
a. Employee only ¢, Employer and Employee
b. Employer only 4. Employer nor Employee
16, The following are charged to the factory overhead control account, except:
a. SSS employer share ¢. Shift Premium pay
B. Sick Ieave pay 4 Withholding Tax of the employee
17, A fringe benefit of office staff is charged to
8, Workin Process account «Selling Expenses
BW Administrative Expenses __d. Factory Overhead Control
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22,
23,
25,
26,
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Accounting for Labor
Premium pay of factory supervisor is charged
Shit ork in Prowse acsnunt e-Seling Expenses,
Beer neatie Expenses _p/Factog Overhead Control
ite Premium of factory Inborer i charsed to
Shi Cain Process acount, Seling Expenses
f Muinistrative Bapenses 2 Factory Overhead Control
age Benefit of «factory labore is changed to
Pring ockin Process account c, Selling Expenses
Administrative Expenses _/Factory Overhead Control
Iris the amount paid tothe employee afterthe employer makes a deduction
Tevincome tox another vation axoust,
S Grose pe + & Total labor cost
cost contro, except
‘te following are departments responaibie for abor cost cont
Payroll Bepactment @ Pereonnel Department
Sy PechasingDepartment Cost Accounting Department
‘This department is responsible for the accumulation of the total hours
worked spent by each worker on a job, product, and processes.
2 Production Department ', Payroll Deparment
b. Cost Accounting Department a. Timekeeping Department
‘This department is responsible for carrying out labor policies laid down by
the top management
‘a. Production Department
5. Payroll Department
I refers to recording the total number hours each worker spent in carrying
Cost Accounting Department
_Ai Personnel Department
out the job.
Ss. Cost Accounting «, Time-booking
b. Timekeeping 4. Financial Accounting
‘This department is responsible for the preparation of the plan for each job
and process, maintaining efficient working condition, conducting time and
motion study, merit rating.
2 Production Department . Payroll Department
1b. Cost Accounting Department Engineering Department
‘This department is responsible for the computation of the total gross
camings and the amount of the payroll deductions.
&, Cost Accounting Department ¢. Production Department
bi Payroll Department 4. Engineering Department
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28. It refers to the analysis of time of each worke!
operation, process or jobs,
& Time-booking
D. Timekeeping
terms of department,
Cost Accounting
d. All of the above
2. Iti aage plan calculated by mutpying the mumber of nite produce
a specified rate per unit. nae ee
2. Phe based wage plan
. Piece based wage plan
b. Modified based wage plan wie
“A, None of the choices
30. The following are advantages of time based wage plan except:
4a. , Simple and economical to use.
br“ It provides additional incentives for workers to achieve production
efficiency because they are paid based on the time spent in the factory,
©. Itgives a sense of security to workers because they will know that are
paid based on the time spent in the factory.
4. Tt controls material wastages as the job is not done in’a huny,
81. It includes preparation of payroll, effective utilization of human resources,
‘minimizing labor costs, discipline in attendance and determining the ideal
labor time and machine time.
a. Time-booking
be Timekeeping
c. Cost Accounting
@.Allof the above
92, If the overtime premium is caused by a regular order which cannot be
completed in the regular working hours, itis debited to:
‘2. Work in Process Inventory. Finished Goods Inventory
bi Factory Overhead Control, Expenses
33, If the overtime premium is caused by the rush orders upon specific request
ofa customer with the knowledge that overtime is required to finish the job
it is debited to:
fa. Finished Goods inventory
D. Expenses:
_o/Work in Process inventory
‘Factory Overhead Control
34. The following are examples of the employer's contributions except:
a. SSS contribution ¢. Withholding taxes
b. Philhealth contribution <. Pag-ibig contribution
35, The following are example of labor time losses except:
a. Idle time
be Overtime
& Machine set-up time
Labor cost of feworking effective units
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Accounting for Labor
ig are workers payroll dedetions, exer
pS osoel ¢. Pag-ibig contribution
Genone of the choices
1a for the month of September of Garden Grove Com._
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96. The S58 contribution
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97, The followingare the dat
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Feros | Heal oars Worked at
ear [eke | sarpmer pra a Shs
WG rE a s 3_{ 10 2 2
we (00, Ti 2
ae PP sss
xe loyee one and one-half times the regular rate for
its empl
Garden Grove pays its empl onda Genta
don
verre worked over 40 and the rate for hours worke:
is e. The following are deductions from gross earhings: SSS 8%
regular rat
we Philhealth 2%; Pageibig 2% and Income tax 25%,
egy Hon mach fh tata al ct be char 9 he tn erent
To control account? ae
P42, 100 oa?
ors yeeemt , PO,838 @rs:
‘tne total amount charged to work in Proces: ae
2421004735 P43, 525
ae
@ rs which
ish Corp provides for an incentive acheme for ite factory works
icish Corp Proved minimum guaranteed wage and a piece rate. Bac
features ig P200 per piece with a minimum guaranteed wage of PIS,
ot eck Production report for the week show
el
Eaployee Namie a 4
Irene 2
ules 80
Harold 65 /
What is the amount of the weekly payroll that should be charged to work in
rocess account?
& "P61,000 . P64,000
160,000 “ P63,000
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