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Midgley Corporation makes a product whose direct labor standards are 1.1 hours per unit and $12.00...

Midgley Corporation makes a product whose direct labor standards are 1.1 hours per unit and $12.00 per hour. In April, the company produced 5,200 units using 5,360 direct labor-hours. The actual direct labor cost was $61,910. The labor rate variance for April is: rev: 11_01_2016_QC_CS-68333 $2,410 U $2,571 F $2,410 F $2,571 U

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Correct answer--- $2,410 F

Actual DATA for

5200

Units

Quantity (AQ)

Rate (AR)

Actual Cost

Direct labor

5360

$   11.55

$      61,910.00

Standard DATA for

5200

Units

Quantity (SQ)

Rate (SR)

Standard Cost

[A]

[B]

[A x B]

Direct labor

( 1.1 hours of direct labor x 5200 Units)=5720 hours of direct labor

$    12.00

$       68,640.00

Labor Rate Variance

(

Standard Rate

-

Actual Rate

)

x

Actual Labor Hours

(

$                     12.00

-

$                    11.55

)

x

5360

2410

Variance

$              2,410.00

Favourable-F


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