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Direct Labor Variances
The following data relate to labor cost for production of 4,000 cellular telephones:
Type
Actual:
Standard:
Hours and Rate
2,690 hrs. at $14.70
2,650 hrs. at $15.00
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.
b. The employees may have been less-experienced workers who were paid less than more-experienced
workers or poorly trained, thereby resulting in a labor rate than planned. The lower level of
efficient performance. Thus, the actual time required
experience or training may have resulted in
than standard.
NB: Based upon your answer to (a) use Less, More or Lower to fill in the blank in (b)
was
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Transcribed Image Text:Direct Labor Variances The following data relate to labor cost for production of 4,000 cellular telephones: Type Actual: Standard: Hours and Rate 2,690 hrs. at $14.70 2,650 hrs. at $15.00 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. b. The employees may have been less-experienced workers who were paid less than more-experienced workers or poorly trained, thereby resulting in a labor rate than planned. The lower level of efficient performance. Thus, the actual time required experience or training may have resulted in than standard. NB: Based upon your answer to (a) use Less, More or Lower to fill in the blank in (b) was
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