Direct Labor Variances
Ada Clothes Company produced 20,000 units during April. The
Cutting Department used 3,800 direct labor hours at an actual rate
of $11.50 per hour. The Sewing Department used 6,300 direct labor
hours at an actual rate of $11.20 per hour. Assume there were no
work in process inventories in either department at the beginning
or end of the month. The standard labor rate is $11.40. The
standard labor time for the Cutting and Sewing departments is 0.2
hour and 0.3 hour per unit, respectively.
a. Determine the direct labor rate, direct labor time, and
total direct labor cost variance for the (1) Cutting Department and
(2) Sewing Department. Enter a favorable variance as a negative
number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive
number.
Cutting Department Sewing Department
Direct Labor Rate Variance $ ?Unfavorable
$?
Favorable
Direct Labor Time Variance $ ?
Favorable
$ ?
Unfavorable
Total Direct Labor Cost Variance $?
Incorrect
Favorable
$ ?
Unfavorable
b. The two departments have opposite results. The Cutting
Department has a(n)
unfavorable
rate variance and a(n)
favorable
time variance, resulting in a total
favorable
cost variance. In contrast, the Sewing Department has
a(n)
favorable
rate variance but has a(n)
unfavorable
time variance, resulting in a total
unfavorable
cost variance.