Richards Company manufactures small plastic widgets. The standard direct materials quantity required to produce one widget is 1/2 pound at a cost of $9 per pound. Every widget requires 7 direct labor hours at a standard cost of $19 per direct labor hour. During November, 1,500 widgets were produced using 770 pounds of materials costing $3,120. At the end of November, an examination of the labor cost records showed that the company used 10,400 direct labor hours (DLHr) at a cost of $18 per hour. What is the direct labor efficiency variance? O A. $1,900 F OB. $1,900 U OC. $10.400 F

Richards Company manufactures small plastic widgets. The standard direct materials quantity required to produce one widget is 1/2 pound at a cost of $9 per pound. Every widget requires 7 direct labor hours at a standard cost of $19 per direct labor hour. During November, 1,500 widgets were produced using 770 pounds of materials costing $3,120. At the end of November, an examination of the labor cost records showed that the company used 10,400 direct labor hours (DLHr) at a cost of $18 per hour. What is the direct labor efficiency variance? O A. $1,900 F OB. $1,900 U OC. $10.400 F

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