During June, Buttrey Corporation incurred $67,000 of direct labor costs and $7,000 of indirect labor costs. The journal entry to record the accrual of these wages would include a:
A) debit to Work in Process of $67,000.
B) credit to Work in Process of $74,000.
C) debit to Work in Process of $74,000.
D) credit to Work in Process of $67,000.

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Direct labor costs are debited to Work in Process as they are directly attributable to the production of goods. Indirect labor costs are not debited to Work in Process; instead, they are typically debited to Manufacturing Overhead.

During June, Buttrey Corporation Incurred $67,000 of Direct Labor Costs