Direct Labor Variances The following data relate to labor cost for production of 33,000 cellular telephones: Actual: Standard: 6,330 hrs. at $49.50 6,240 hrs. at $51.00 a. Determine the direct labor rate variance, direct labor time variance, and total direct labor cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. $ SA A Favorable Unfavorable ✓ Favorable b. The employees may have been less-experienced workers who were paid less than more-experienced workers or poorly trained, thereby resulting in a lower labor rate than planned. The lower level of experience or training may have resulted in less ✔ efficient performance. Thus, the actual time required was more ✔ than standard. Rate variance Time variance Total direct labor cost variance

Direct Labor Variances The following data relate to labor cost for production of 33,000 cellular telephones: Actual: Standard: 6,330 hrs. at $49.50 6,240 hrs. at $51.00 a. Determine the direct labor rate variance, direct labor time variance, and total direct labor cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. $ SA A Favorable Unfavorable ✓ Favorable b. The employees may have been less-experienced workers who were paid less than more-experienced workers or poorly trained, thereby resulting in a lower labor rate than planned. The lower level of experience or training may have resulted in less ✔ efficient performance. Thus, the actual time required was more ✔ than standard. Rate variance Time variance Total direct labor cost variance

Managerial Accounting

15th Edition

ISBN:9781337912020

Author:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler

Publisher:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler

Chapter9: Evaluating Variances From Standard Costs

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1PB: Direct materials and direct labor variance analysis Lenni Clothing Co. manufactures clothing in a...

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