Required: (1) A labor performance report for September to be sent to the plant manager. For control purposes, it should include total variances and labor efficiency variances. (2) An explanation and analysis for any difference between the labor effi- ciency variance and the total labor variance.
Required: (1) A labor performance report for September to be sent to the plant manager. For control purposes, it should include total variances and labor efficiency variances. (2) An explanation and analysis for any difference between the labor effi- ciency variance and the total labor variance.
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Transcribed Image Text:14-2. Labor Performance Report; Efficiency Variances. The De Leone Company
is interested in improving its control over labor costs. The Accounting Depart-
ment assembled the following data for September:
CH. 14 CONTROLLING AND ACCOUNTING FOR LABOR COSTS
Labor Activity
Productive labor time....
Setup time.....
Cleanup time.
Down time....
Actual
Hours
8,000
200
110
350
Actual
Expenses
$46,900
1,254
462
1,776
429
A predetermined standard of 7,700 hours of productive labor has been
provided. Statistical analysis has established that setup time, cleanup time, and
down time should be 3%, 1%, and 4%, respectively, of standard production
time allowed. The standard labor rate is $6 per hour.
Required: (1) A labor performance report for September to be sent to the
plant manager. For control purposes, it should include total variances and
labor efficiency variances.
(2) An explanation and analysis for any difference between the labor effi-
ciency variance and the total labor variance.
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