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Wilson Company manufactures a product with a standard direct labor cost of 6.8 hours of labor per unit at $9.40 per hour. Last month, 90 units were produced using 350 hours at $10.40 per hour. What was the company's total labor variance?
CALCULATION OF TOTAL LABOR VARIANCE | |||||
STANDARD HRS. REQUIRED PER UNIT= | 6.8 | ||||
STANDARD RATE PER HR. (IN $) | 9.4 | ||||
STANDARD COST PER UNIT | 63.92 | ||||
ACTUAL UNITS PRODUCED | 90 | ||||
ACTUAL HRS. USED | 350 | ||||
ACTUAL RATE PER HR. (IN $) | 10.4 | ||||
ACTUAL HR. PER UNIT= | TOTAL ACTUAL HRS./TOTAL ACTUAL UNITS PRODUCED | ||||
350/90 | |||||
3.889 | |||||
TOTAL LABOR VARIANCE= | (STANDARD RATE*STANDARD HOURS FOR ACTUAL OUTPUT)-(ACTUAL RATE*ACTUAL HRS. USED) | ||||
(9.4*6.8*90)-(10.4*350) | |||||
2113 | FAVOURABLE | ||||
ALTERNATIVELY IT CAN BE WORKED OUT AS FOLLOWS: | |||||
LABOR RATE VARIANCE= | (STANDARD RATE PER HR.-ACTUAL RATE PER HR.)*ACTUAL HRS. WORKED | ||||
(9.4-10.4)*350 | |||||
-350 | UNFAVOURABLE | ||||
LABOR QUANTITY VARIANCE= | (STANDARD HR. FOR ACTUAL OUTPUT-ACTUAL HRS. FOR ACTUAL OUTPUT)*STANDARD RATE PER UNIT | ||||
(90*6.8-350)*9.4 | |||||
2463 | FAVOURABLE | ||||
TOTAL LABOR VARIANCE= | LABOR RATE VARIANCE+LABOR QUANTITY VARIANCE | ||||
2113 | FAVOURABLE |