Question

San Antonio Chair Inc. has direct labor cost standard of $14 per direct labor hour and an efficiency standard of 6 hours per chair. The actual results for the period when 30 chairs were built were 130 direct labor hours at an actual cost of $1,560. What is the direct labor cost variance

Answer 1

Answer:

Total direct labor variance= $960 favorable

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

We will separate the direct labor cost variance in rate and quantity variance. To calculate the direct labor rate and quantity variance, we need to use the following formulas:

Direct labor time (efficiency) variance= (Standard Quantity - Actual Quantity)*standard rate

Direct labor time (efficiency) variance= (30*6 - 130)*14

Direct labor time (efficiency) variance= $700 favorable

Direct labor rate variance= (Standard Rate - Actual Rate)*Actual Quantity

Direct labor rate variance= (14 - 12)*130

Direct labor rate variance= $260 favorable

Actual rate= 1,560/130= $12

Total direct labor variance= 700 + 260

Total direct labor variance= $960 favorable