In: Accounting
Direct Labor Variances
The following data relate to labor cost for production of 5,700 cellular telephones:
| Actual: | 3,870 hrs. at $15.6 | |
| Standard: | 3,810 hrs. at $15.9 | 
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.
| Rate variance | $ | Favorable | 
| Time variance | $ | Unfavorable | 
| Total direct labor cost variance | $ | Favorable | 
>Rate Variance = $ - 1161
Favourable [enter as negative]
>Time Variance = $ 954 Unfavourable
> Direct labor cost variance = $ - 207 Favourable [enter as
negative]
| 
 Labor Rate Variance  | 
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| 
 (  | 
 Standard Rate  | 
 -  | 
 Actual Rate  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 Actual Labor Hours  | 
| 
 (  | 
 $ 15.90  | 
 -  | 
 $ 15.60  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 3870  | 
| 
 1161  | 
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| 
 Variance  | 
 $ 1,161.00  | 
 Favourable-F  | 
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| 
 Labour time Variance  | 
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| 
 (  | 
 Standard Hours  | 
 -  | 
 Actual Hours  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 Standard Rate  | 
| 
 (  | 
 3810  | 
 -  | 
 3870  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 $ 15.90  | 
| 
 -954  | 
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| 
 Variance  | 
 $ 954.00  | 
 Unfavourable-U  | 
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| 
 Labor Cost Variance  | 
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| 
 (  | 
 Standard Cost = 3810 x 15.9  | 
 -  | 
 Actual Cost = 3870 x 15.6  | 
 )  | 
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| 
 (  | 
 $ 60,579.00  | 
 -  | 
 $ 60,372.00  | 
 )  | 
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| 
 207  | 
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| 
 Variance  | 
 $ 207.00  | 
 Favourable-F  | 
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