In: Accounting
erde Company produces wheels for bicycles. During the year, 653,000 wheels were produced. The actual labor used was 364,000 hours at $9.60 per hour. Verde has the following labor standards: 1) $10.10 per hour; 2) 0.45 hour per wheel.
Required:
1.
Compute the labor rate variance.
$ Favorable
2.
Compute the labor efficiency variance.
$ Unfavorable
Answer)
Calculation of Labor rate variance
Labor rate variance = (Standard rate per labor hour – Actual rate per labor hour) X Actual labor hours consumed
= ($ 10.10 -$ 9.60) X 364,000 labor hours
= $ 182,000 (Favorable)
Calculation of Labor efficiency variance
Labor efficiency variance = (Standard labor hours for Actual output – Actual labor hour) X standard rate per labor hour
= (293,850 labor hours -364,000 hours) X $ 10.10 per hour
= $ 708,515 (Unfavorable)
Working Note:
Calculation of Standard labor hours for actual output
Standard labor hours for actual output = Standard labor hours per unit of output X number of units produced
= 0.45 hours per wheel X 653,000 wheels
= 293,850 labor hours