In: Accounting
Prokp Co.'s records for April disclosed the following data relating to direct labor: Actual labor cost (payroll) for April$20,000 Labor rate variance$4,000favorable Labor efficiency variance$2,400unfavorable Actual direct labor hours worked (AQ) 1,000 Prokp's total standard direct labor hours allowed (SQ) for units produced in April (to nearest whole number) were:
Multiple Choice1,100 890 1,000 900 1,110.
Answer)
Calculation of Standard Direct Labor hours Allowed for Actual output
Labor Efficiency variance = (Standard direct labor hours allowed for actual output – Actual direct labor hours worked) X Standard rate per direct labor hour
- $ 2,400 = (Standard direct labor hours allowed for actual output – 1,000) X $ 24
-$ 2,400/ $ 24 = (Standard direct labor hours allowed for actual output – 1,000)
- 100 = (Standard direct labor hours allowed for actual output – 1,000)
Standard Direct Labor hours allowed for actual output = 1,000 – 100
= 900
Therefore Standard direct labor hours allowed for Actual output is 900
Working Note:
Calculation of Actual Labor rate per hour:
Actual labor rate per hour = Total direct labor cost/ Total direct Labor hours worked
= $ 20,000/ 1,000 labor hours
= $ 20 per direct labor hour
Calculation of Standard Labor rate per hour:
Labor rate variance = (Standard Labor rate per hour – Actual Labor rate per hour) X Actual Labor hours worked
$ 4,000 = (Standard Labor rate per hour - $ 20.00) X 1,000 labor hours
$ 4,000 = (Standard Labor rate per hour X 1,000) – ($ 20.00 X 1,000 labor hours)
$ 4,000 = (Standard Labor rate per hour X 1,000) – $ 20,000
$ 24,000 = (Standard Labor rate per hour X 1,000)
Standard Labor rate per hour = $ 24.00