Crawford Corporation incurred the following transactions. 1. Purchased raw materials on account $53,800.
2. Raw Materials of $36,500 were requisitioned to the factory. An analysis of the materials requisition slips indicated that $8,500 was classified as indirect materials.
3. Factory labor costs incurred were $61,900, of which $50,000 pertained to factory wages payable and $11,900 pertained to employer payroll taxes payable.
4. Time tickets indicated that $54,900 was direct labor and $7,000 was indirect labor.
5. Manufacturing overhead costs incurred on account were $82,300.
6. Depreciation on the company's office building was $9,000.
7. Manufacturing overhead was applied at the rate of 160% of direct labor cost.
8. Goods costing $96,600 were completed and transferred to finished goods.
9. Finished goods costing $79,400 to manufacture were sold on account for $106,800.

Required:
Journalize the transactions.

Crawford Corporation

Journal Entries:

1. Debit Raw materials inventory $53,800

Credit Accounts payable $53,800

To record the purchase of raw materials on account.

2. Debit Work-in-Process $28,000

Debit Manufacturing overhead $8,500

Credit Raw materials inventory $36,500

To record the requisition of materials.

3. Debit Factory Wages $61,900

Credit Factory Wages Payable $50,000

Credit Employer Payroll Taxes Payable $11,900

To record the factory labor costs.

4. Debit Work-in-Process $54,900

Debit Manufacturing overhead $7,000

Credit Factory Wages $61,900

To record the direct and indirect labor costs.

5. Debit Manufacturing overheads $82,300

Credit Accounts payable $82,300

To record overheads incurred on account.

6. Debit Depreciation expense $9,000

Credit Accumulated depreciation -office building $9,000

To record depreciation expense.

7. Debit Work-in-Process $87,840

Credit Manufacturing overheads $87,840

To record overhead applied at the rate of 160% of direct labor cost.

8. Debit Finished Goods Inventory $96,600

Credit Work-in-Process $96,600

To record the transfer of goods to finished goods.

9. Debit Cost of Goods Sold $79,400

Credit Finished Goods Inventory $79,400

To record the cost of goods sold.

9. Debit Accounts Receivable $106,800

Credit Sales Revenue $106,800

To record the sale of goods on account.

Explanation:

Journal entries are used by Crawford Corporation to record its business transactions as they occur daily.  They are the first records of business transactions in the accounting books.  They show the accounts to be debited and the others to be credited.