Question

Hardigree Corporation makes a product that has the following direct labor standards: Standard direct labor-hours 0.3 hours per unit Standard direct labor rate $ 23.00 per hour In May the company's budgeted production was 8,900 units, but the actual production was 8,800 units. The company used 2,820 direct labor-hours to produce this output. The actual direct labor cost was $70,218. The labor efficiency variance for May is:

Answer 1

Answer:

4,140 U

Explanation:

According to the scenario, calculation of the given data are as follows,

Actual Hours = 2,820 hours

Standard rate = $23 per hour

Standard direct labor hour = 0.3 hours

We can calculate labor efficiency variance by using following formula,

Labor Efficiency Variance = Actual hours standard cost  - Standard cost

Where, Actual hours standard Cost  = Actual hours × Standard rate

= 2,820 × 23

= 64,860

Standard Cost (8,800 units) = Standard hours (8,800 units) × Standard rate

= (8,800 × 0.3) × 23

= 60,720

Hence, by putting the value in the formula, we get

Labor Efficiency Variance  = 64,860 - 60,720

= 4,140 U