Samanderson, Inc. is in the business of selling ceramic bowls. It has two departments - molding and finishing. Molding department purchases tungsten carbide and produces ceramic bowls out of it. Ceramic bowls are then transferred to finishing department, which designs it as per the requirement of the customers. During the month of July, molding department purchased 650 kgs of tungsten carbide at $210 per kg. It started manufacture of 3,500 bowls and completed and transferred 3,200 bowls during the month. It has 300 bowls in the process at the end of the month. It incurred direct labor charges of $1,000 and other manufacturing costs of $600, which included electricity costs of $900. Stefan had no inventory of tungsten carbide at the end of the month. It also had no beginning inventory of bowls. The ending inventory was 55% complete in respect of conversion costs. Which of the following journal entries would be correct to record direct labor for July? What is the total conversion costs for the month of July?

a. $1,700
b. $1,500
c. $1,300
d. $1,000