In: Accounting
Your Company uses a standard cost system. The labor standard is 10 units per 8-hour day at a standard cost of $15 per hour. Last month employees worked 1,920 hours and produced 2,500 units. The total labor cost during this period was $29,184. What was the labor efficiency (Q) variance for this last pay period?
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 $816 Unfavorable  | 
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 $816 Favorable  | 
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 $1,200 Unfavorable  | 
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 $1,200 Favorable  | 
| Correct Option D i.e. $1,200 Favorable | |||||||||||
| Budgeted | Standard | Actual | |||||||||
| Quantity/Hrs | Rate | Amount | Quantity/Hrs | Rate | Amount | Quantity/Hrs | Rate | Amount | |||
| Labour | 0.8 | 15 | 12 | 2000 | 15 | 30000 | 1920 | 15.2 | 29184 | ||
| Labour Efficiency Variance = (Standard Hrs. - Actual Hrs) Standard Rate | |||||||||||
| = (2000 - 1920 )*15 | |||||||||||
| 1,200 | Favorable | ||||||||||