Shalom Company produces and sells Peace products. In the current year, the company budgeted the productionand sale of 1,100 Peace products. However, actual production and sales were short by 50 units of Peace products.Data for its prime costs are shown below:Direct materialsDirect laborQuantity3 kilos2 hoursCost15 per kilo10 per hourActual costs to produce Peace products were P48,000 for materials (3,000 kilos were purchased and used) andP18,000 for labor (2,000 hours).What is the labor efficiency variance?

The variance is the difference between the actual and standard costs of production. The labor…

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