Exercise 17-18 (Algo) Prorating Direct Labor Cost Variances (LO 17-1) Cook Company processes and packages frozen seafood. The year just ended was Cook's first year of business and they are preparing financial statements. The immediate issue facing Cook is the treatment of the direct labor costs. Cook set a standard at the beginning of the year that allowed two hours of direct labor for each unit of output. The standard rate for direct labor is $29 per hour. During the year, Cook processed 60,400 units of seafood for the year, of which 4,832 units are in ending finished goods. (There are no work-in- process inventories). Cook used 124,500 hours of labor. Total direct labor costs paid by Cook for the year amounted to $3,327,500. Required: a. & b. What was the direct labor price variance and the direct labor efficiency variance for the year? c. Assume Cook writes off all variances to Cost of Goods Sold: Prepare the entries Cook would make to record and close out the variances. d. Assume Cook prorates all variances to the appropriate accounts. Prepare the entries Cook would make to record and close out the variances. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req A and B Req C Req D Assume Cook prorates all variances to the appropriate accounts. Prepare the entries Cook would make to record and close out the variances. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)