Guardino Company manufactures a single product by a continuous process, involving three production departments. The records indicate that direct materials, direct labor, and applied factory overhead for Department 1 were $100,000, $125,000, and $150,000, respectively. The records further indicate that direct materials, direct labor, and applied factory overhead for Department 2 were $50,000, $60,000, and $70,000, respectively. In addition, work in process at the beginning of the period for Department 1 totaled $75,000, and work in process at the end of the period totaled $60,000.

Guardino Company manufactures a single product by a continuous process, involving three production departments. The records indicate that direct materials, direct labor, and applied factory overhead for Department 1 were $100,000, $125,000, and $150,000 respectively. The records further indicate that direct materials, direct labor, and applied factory overhead for Department 2 were $50,000, $60,000, and $70,000 respectively. In addition, work in process at the beginning of the period for Department 1 totaled $75,000 and work in process at the end of the period totaled $60,000.

The journal entry to record the flow of costs into Department 2 during the period for direct labor is:

Dr Work in Process-Department 2 $60,000

Cr wages payable $60,000

Explanation:

When cash is settled in respect of the wages the wages payable account would debited and cash/bank ledger would be credited.