Javon Company set standards of 2 hours of direct labor per unit at a rate of $15.50 per hour. During October, the company actually uses 11,500 hours of direct labor at a $180,550 total cost to produce 6,100 units. In November, the company uses 15,500 hours of direct labor at a $244,125 total cost to produce 6,500 units of product. AH = Actual Hours SH = Standard Hours AR = Actual Rate SR = Standard Rate (1) Compute the direct labor rate variance, the direct labor efficiency variance, and the total direct labor variance for each of these two months. (2) Javon investigates variances of more than 5% of actual direct labor cost. Which direct labor variances will the company investigate further?

Javon Company set standards of 2 hours of direct labor per unit at a rate of $15.50 per hour. During October, the company actually uses 11,500 hours of direct labor at a $180,550 total cost to produce 6,100 units. In November, the company uses 15,500 hours of direct labor at a $244,125 total cost to produce 6,500 units of product. AH = Actual Hours SH = Standard Hours AR = Actual Rate SR = Standard Rate (1) Compute the direct labor rate variance, the direct labor efficiency variance, and the total direct labor variance for each of these two months. (2) Javon investigates variances of more than 5% of actual direct labor cost. Which direct labor variances will the company investigate further?

Principles of Cost Accounting

17th Edition

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Author:Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. Mitchell

Publisher:Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. Mitchell

Chapter7: The Master Budget And Flexible Budgeting

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