In: Accounting
Minmax Co.'s direct labor information for February is as follows:
Direct labor hours worked (AQ) | 34,200 | |||
Standard direct labor hours for units manufactured (SQ) | 36,000 | |||
Unfavorable direct labor rate variance | $ | 17,100 | ||
Total payroll for direct labor | $ | 461,700 | ||
The standard direct labor rate per hour (SP) (to two decimal places) for February was:
Standard Direct Labor rate per hour for February is $13.30
Calculation:
Particulars | Actual | Standard | ||
Formula | Actual | Formula | Standard | |
Quantity | - | 34,200.00 | - | 36,000.00 |
Payroll for Direct Labor | As per question | 4,61,700.00 |
(Actual Expense + Unfavourable
Variance) = (461700 + 17100) |
4,78,800.00 |
Direct Labor rate per hour | (Payroll for direct labor / Quantity) | 13.50 | (Payroll for direct labor / Quantity) | 13.30 |