In: Accounting
Exercise 23-6
Lewis Company’s standard labor cost of producing one unit of
Product DD is 3.1 hours at the rate of $12.7 per hour. During
August, 42,200 hours of labor are incurred at a cost of $12.80 per
hour to produce 13,500 units of Product DD.
(a)
Compute the total labor variance.
Total labor variance $
Unfavorable
Favorable
Neither favorable nor unfavorable
(b)
Compute the labor price and quantity variances.
Labor price variance $
Favorable
Neither favorable nor unfavorable
Unfavorable
Labor quantity variance $
Favorable
Neither favorable nor unfavorable
Unfavorable
(c)
Compute the labor price and quantity variances, assuming the
standard is 3.4 hours of direct labor at $12.95 per hour.
Labor price variance $
Neither favorable nor unfavorable
Unfavorable
Favorable
Labor quantity variance $
Neither favorable nor unfavorable
Unfavorable
Favorable