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Labor variances: Custom Clubs produces handmade golf clubs. The process is labor

ID: 2465490 • Letter: L

Question

Labor variances:

Custom Clubs produces handmade golf clubs. The process is labor intensive. The speed at which a club can be built depends on the skill level of the individual worker. Management has established a standard of 2 labor hours per club. The standard wage rate is $12 per hour. During a recent month, 2,500 custom clubs were produced. Management was pleased that only 4,900 labor hours were worked; however, total wages amounted to $63,700.

Compute the total variance for labor, and determine how much is related to rate and efficiency components.

Labor variances:

Actual Labor Cost Actual hours of labor                      - Actual rate $                   - Actual cost of direct labor $                   - Standard Labor Cost Output - number of clubs                      - Standard hours per club $                   - Standard hours to achieve output                      - Standard rate per hour $                   - Standard cost of direct labor $                   - Total labor variance (standard cost v. actual cost) $                   - Labor rate variance: Standard rate $                   - Actual rate                      - $                   - Actual hours                      - Unfavorable labor rate variance $                   - Labor efficiency variance: Standard hours                      - Actual hours                      -                      - Standard rate $                   - Favorable labor efficiency variance $                   -

Explanation / Answer

std hours = 2500*2 = 5000

total labor vriance = actual cost - std cost

= 63700 - 5000*12 = 3700 U