Material and Labor Variances The following actual and standard cost data for direct material and direct labor relate to the production of 2,000 units of a product: Actual cost: Split cost: Direct material Direct labor Determine the following variances: Do not use negative signs with any of your answers. Next to each variance answer, select either "F" for Favorable or "U" for Unfavorable. Materials Variances Standard cost: Actual Costs Labor Variances Actual cost: Split cost: Standard cost: c. Labor rate Answer 4,200 Answer a. Materials price b. Materials efficiency Answer AnswerFU Answer 5,700 hrs. @ Answer Standard Costs lbs. @ Answer AnswerFU Answer Answer Answer AnswerFU $4.90 $9.30 d. Labor efficieny Answer AnswerFU 4,000 lbs. @ $5.20 6,000 hrs. @ $9.50

In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for …

The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on t…