Mugg Co makes hand painted mugs exclusively for an expensive chain of retailstores. The mugs are made and painted in batches. Standards are set at thebeginning of each year and in January, the standard time and labour cost per batchof mugs were set at:Time per batch6.7 hours$24Labour cost per hour (set by head office)JuneIn June, the labour force had to learn how to paint a more complicated design due toa request from the retail chain. The first batch of mugs with the new design wasexpected to take 14.1 hours and an 85% learning curve was expected to apply forthe first eight batches, after which the learning effect would end. Each batch after theeighth batch was expected to take 8.5 hours. The budgeted production for June was1,000 batches.JulyIn July, the standard time per batch was revised to 8.5 hours and productioninformation was as follows:Budgeted production1,700 batchesActual production1,800 batchesActual labour time15,660 hoursActual labour cost$30 per hourAugustThe labour variances for August were as follows:Planning variance($)Operational variance($)Labour rate2,880 Adverse0Labour efficiency024,000 Favourable hIdentify, by clicking on the relevant boxes in the table below, whether each statement made aboutthe labour variances in August is true or false.The production manager has performedwell at controlling staff efficiency in AugustTRUEFALSEOvertime worked in August could explainthe labour efficiency operational varianceTRUEFALSEA staff pay rise for August could explain thelabour rate planning varianceTRUEFALSEOe

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Identify, by clicking on the relevant boxes in the table below, whether each statement made about the labour variances in August is true or false. The production manager has performed well at controlling staff efficiency in August TRUE FALSE Overtime worked in August could explain the labour efficiency operational variance TRUE FALSE A staff pay rise for August could explain the abour rate planning variance TRUE FALSE

Identify, by clicking on the relevant boxes in the table below, whether each statement made about the labour variances in August is true or false. The production manager has performed well at controlling staff efficiency in August TRUE FALSE Overtime worked in August could explain the labour efficiency operational variance TRUE FALSE A staff pay rise for August could explain the abour rate planning variance TRUE FALSE

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