APPLY THE CONCEPTS: Conduct the direct labor cost variance analysis Illustrated Example: Calculating Direct Labor Cost Variance Complete the following graphic to compute the direct labor rate variance, the direct labor time variance, and the total direct labor cost variance for your shoe-making business. When required, enter the rates as dollars and cents. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative value. Actual Cost Standard Cost Actual Hours Actual Rate Actual Hours Standard Rate Standard Hours Standard Rate Direct Labor Rate Variance Direct Labor Time Variance Total Labor Cost Variance 00
Variance Analysis
In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for the variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
Standard Costing
The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on the various expenses.
APPLY THE CONCEPTS: Conduct the direct labor cost
Illustrated Example: Calculating Direct Labor Cost Variance
Complete the following graphic to compute the direct labor rate variance, the direct labor time variance, and the total direct labor cost variance for your shoe-making business. When required, enter the rates as dollars and cents. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative value.
![APPLY THE CONCEPTS: Conduct the direct labor cost variance analysis
Illustrated Example: Calculating Direct Labor Cost Variance
Complete the following graphic to compute the direct labor rate variance, the direct labor time variance, and the total direct labor cost variance for your shoe-making business. When required, enter the rates as dollars and cents. If required, use
the minus sign to indicate a negative value.
Actual Cost
Standard Cost
Actual Hours
Actual Rate
Actual Hours
Standard Rate
Standard Hours
Standard Rate
X
Direct Labor Rate Variance
Direct Labor Time Variance
2$
U
Total Labor Cost Variance
24
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![Standard Direct Labor Cost
The controller at your shoemaking company has determined that under normal conditions, you pay your employees $8.40 per hour, and it will take 2.6 hours of labor per pair of shoes. Given this information, calculate the standard cost of labor
per pair of shoes. If required, round the standard labor per pair of shoes to the nearest cent.
Manufacturing Costs
Standard Price
x Standard Hours per Pair = Standard Cost per Pair
Direct Labor
8.40
V per hour
2.60
V hours
21.84
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Use the standard price and standard hours values shown to compute the standard labor cost per pair.
Actual Direct Labor Cost
During August, your shoe-making company incurred actual direct labor costs of $62,211 for 6,990 hours of direct labor in the production of 2,175 pairs of shoes. Given this information, calculate the actual cost of labor per hour. If required, round
the actual cost of labor per hour to the nearest cent.
Manufacturing Costs
Actual Total Cost
Actual Total Hours
Actual Cost per Hour
Direct Labor
62,211
6,990 V hours
8.90 V
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Use the actual total cost of labor and actual hours used as shown to compute the actual labor cost per hour.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb8599c5f-387f-4298-a04a-816c72bbecdd%2Fa2994916-c088-41d2-994c-6d9862410fb3%2Fv8gu4fl_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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