Grub Chemical Corporation has developed cost standards for the production of its new chocolate, ChocO. The variable cost standards below relate to each 10 gallon batch of ChocO:     Standard Cost Per Batch Milk chocolate (2 pounds × $0.85 per pound) $ 1.70 Direct labor (1.25 hours × $12.00 per hour) $ 15.00 Variable overhead (1.25 hours × $44.00 per hour) $ 55.00   Variable manufacturing overhead at Grub is applied based on direct labor-hours. The actual results for last month were as follows:   Number of batches produced 3,800 Direct labor-hours incurred 4,510 Pounds of chocolate purchased 9,000 Pounds of chocolate used in production 7,880 Cost of chocolate purchased $ 7,200 Direct labor cost $ 53,218 Variable manufacturing overhead cost $ 205,700   What is ChocO's labor rate variance?     Multiple Choice   $902 Favorable   $2,880 Favorable   $3,782 Favorable   $14,432 Favorable

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Grub Chemical Corporation has developed cost standards for the production of its new chocolate, ChocO. The variable cost standards below relate to each 10 gallon batch of ChocO:

 

  Standard Cost Per Batch
Milk chocolate (2 pounds × $0.85 per pound) $ 1.70
Direct labor (1.25 hours × $12.00 per hour) $ 15.00
Variable overhead (1.25 hours × $44.00 per hour) $ 55.00

 

Variable manufacturing overhead at Grub is applied based on direct labor-hours. The actual results for last month were as follows:

 

Number of batches produced 3,800
Direct labor-hours incurred 4,510
Pounds of chocolate purchased 9,000
Pounds of chocolate used in production 7,880
Cost of chocolate purchased $ 7,200
Direct labor cost $ 53,218
Variable manufacturing overhead cost $ 205,700

 

What is ChocO's labor rate variance?

 

 

Multiple Choice
  •  
    $902 Favorable
  •  
    $2,880 Favorable
  •  
    $3,782 Favorable
  •  
    $14,432 Favorable

 

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