LO.5 (Standard Costing) Delaware Inc. uses a standard costing system. The company experienced the following results related to direct labor in December 2008; Actual hours worked 49,500 Standard hours for production 46,200 Actual direct labor rate $9.25 Standard Direct Labor rate $9.75 a. Calculate the total actual payroll. b. Determine the labor rate variance. c. Determine the labor quantity variance. d. What concerns do you have about the variances in parts (b) and (c)? 38. LO.3 & LO.4 (Comprehensive) Jackson Construction Company uses a job order Costing System. In May 2008 , Jackson made a $1,650,000 bid to build a pedestrian overpass over the beach highway in Gulfport Mississippi. Jackson Construction won the bid and assigned #515 to the project. Its completion date was set at December 15, 2008. The following costs were estimated for completion of the overpass: $620,000 for direct material, $335,000 for direct labor, and $201,000 for overhead. During July, direct material cost to assigned Job #515 was $60,900, and direct labor cost associated with it was $87,520. The firm was a predetermined OH rate of 60 percent direct labor cost. Jackson Construction also worked on several other jobs during the July and incurred the following costs: Direct material (including Job #515) $289,650 Direct labor (including Job #515) 292,000 Indirect labor 27,000 Administrative salaries and wages 19,800 Depreciation on construction equipment 13,200 Depreciation on office equipment 3,900 Client entertainment (on accounts payable) 5,550 Advertising for firm (paid in cash) 3,300 Indirect material (from supplies inventory) 9,300 Miscellaneous expenses (design related; to be paid in the following month) 5,100 Accrued utilities (for office, $900; for construction, $2,700) 3,600 During July, Jackson Construction completed several jobs that had been in process before the beginning of the month. These completed jobs generated $612,000 of revenues for the company. The related job cost sheets showed costs associated with those jobs of $414,500. At the beginning of July, Jackson Construction had Work in Process Inventory of $435,900.

• a. Prepare a job order cost sheet for Job #515, including all job details, and post the appropriate cost information for July.

• b. Prepare journal entries for the preceding information.

• c. Prepare a Cost of Goods Manufacturing Schedule for July for Jackson Construction Companay.

• d. Assuming that the company pays income tax a the 40 percent rate, prepare an income statement for Jackson Construction Company.