Question

Clark Manufacturing manufactures a product with a standard direct labor cost of twohours at $12.00 per hour. During July, 2,000 units were produced using 4,200 hours at$12.20 per hour. The labor efficiency variance was

Answer 1

Answer:

$2,400 U

Explanation:

Labor efficiency variance is a financial metric that assesses a company’s ability to efficiently use labor per the expectations. The variance is worked out as the difference between the actual labor hours utilized and the standard amount that ought to have been used, multiplied by the standard labor rate.

In Clark Manufacturing:

It is given that:

Number of hours required to produce one product = 2 hours

Standard Labor rate(SLR) per hour = $12

Actual Labor rate(ALR) per hour = $12.20

Units of products produced = 2000

Number of hours required(SLH) to produce 2000 units = 4,000 hours

Actual Labor Hours(ALH) used =4,200 hours

Labor Efficiency Variance =(ALH - SLH) *SLR

       = (4200-4000) *12

           200*12 = $2,400 U

U means unfavorable. This variance is unfavorable because the labor cost exceeded the standard or budgeted labor cost.