Brookman, Inc. manufactures lead crystal glasses. The standard direct labor time is 0.5 hour per​ glass, at a cost of $11 per hour. The actual results for one​ month's production of 6,800 glasses were 0.4 hours per​ glass, at a cost of $10 per hour. Calculate the direct labor cost variance and the direct labor efficiency variance.   Select the​ formula, then

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Brookman, Inc.
manufactures lead crystal glasses. The standard direct labor time is
0.5
hour per​ glass, at a cost of
$11
per hour. The actual results for one​ month's production of
6,800
glasses were
0.4
hours per​ glass, at a cost of
$10
per hour. Calculate the direct labor cost variance and the direct labor efficiency variance.
 
Select the​ formula, then enter the amounts and compute the cost variance for direct labor and identify whether the variance is favorable​ (F) or unfavorable​ (U).
 
(
Actual Cost
-
Standard Cost
)
×
Actual Quantity
=
Direct Labor Cost Variance
(
$10
 
-
$11
 
)
×
2,720
=
$2,720
F
Select the​ formula, then enter the amounts and compute the efficiency variance for direct labor and identify whether the variance is favorable​ (F) or unfavorable​ (U).
 
(
Actual Quantity
-
Standard Quantity
)
×
Standard Cost
=
Direct Labor Efficiency Variance
(
 
-
 
)
×
 
=
 
(1)  
(1) 
 
 
 
F
 
U
YOU​ ANSWERED:
(
11
-
10
)
×
2720
=
2720
F
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