Pendennis plc had the following budget and actual figures for Product ZN6 during April: Budget Actual Output Sales revenue Raw materials Labour Fixed overheads Profit 2,200 units £ 176,000 (77,000) 22,000 metres (66,000) 11,000 hours (24,200) 8800 2,500 units £ 205,000 (98,800) 28,000 metres (65,000) 13,000 hours (21,400) 19 800
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Sales Budget and Selling
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![Pendennis plc had the following budget and actual figures for Product ZN6 during April:
Output
Sales revenue
Raw materials
Labour
Fixed overheads
Profit
Budget
A. £12,500 favourable
B. £13,000 adverse
C. £13,000 favourable
D. £12,500 adverse
2,200 units
£
205,000
(98,800) 28,000 metres
(65,000) 13,000 hours
(21,400)
19,800
What is the direct labour rate variance for Product ZN6 for the month of April?
Actual
£
176,000
(77,000) 22,000 metres
(66,000) 11,000 hours
(24,200)
8,800
2,500 units](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F0270261a-4bbb-4913-a6b0-d5f7c60e38b2%2Fb2c618ca-9f16-469e-bac2-468328f048e1%2F86hustl_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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