Erie Company manufactures a mobile fitness device called the Jogging Mate. The company uses standards to control its costs. The labor standards that have been set for one Jogging Mate are as follows: Standard Hours Standard Rate per Hour Standard Cost 30 minutes $ 6.20 $ 3.10 During August, 10,370 hours of direct labor time were needed to make 19,600 units of the Jogging Mate. The direct labor cost totaled $63,257 for the month. Required: What is the standard labor-hours allowed (SH) to makes 19,600 Jogging Mates? What is the standard labor cost allowed (SH × SR) to make 19,600 Jogging Mates? What is the labor spending variance?

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Marvel Parts, Incorporated, manufactures auto accessories. One of the company’s products is a set of seat covers that can be adjusted to fit nearly any small car. The company uses a standard cost system for all of its products. According to the standards that have been set for the seat covers, the factory should work 2,850 hours each month to produce 1,900 sets of covers. The standard costs associated with this level of production are:     Total Per Set of Covers Direct materials $ 42,560 $ 22.40 Direct labor $ 51,300 27.00 Variable manufacturing overhead (based on direct labor-hours) $ 6,840 3.60   $ 53.00   During August, the factory worked only 2,800 direct labor-hours and produced 2,000 sets of covers. The following actual costs were recorded during the month:     Total Per Set of Covers Direct materials (12,000 yards) $ 45,600 $ 22.80 Direct labor $ 49,000 24.50 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 7,000 3.50   $ 50.80   At standard, each set of covers…

Erie Company manufactures a mobile fitness device called the Jogging Mate. The company's labor standards for one Jogging Mate are as follows: Standard Standard Rate Hours 30 minutes per Hour $ 5.60 Standard Cost $ 2.80 During August, 10,660 hours of direct labor time were needed to make 19,900 units of the Jogging Mate. The direct labor cost totaled $58,630 for the month. Required: 1. What is the standard labor-hours allowed (SH) to makes 19,900 Jogging Mates? 2. What is the standard labor cost allowed (SH x SR) to make 19,900 Jogging Mates? 3. What is the labor spending variance? 4. What are the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance? 5. The budgeted variable manufacturing overhead rate is $4.30 per direct labor-hour. During August, the company incurred $51,168 in variable manufacturing overhead cost. Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances for the month. Note: For requirements 3 through 5, indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for…