Sit Down, Ltd. is a manufacturer that uses the following standards to produce a single unit of output of their product:   Standard input per unit of output Standard price/rate per unit of input Direct materials 7.5 grams (g) $3.00 per g Direct labor 0.75 DL hours $16.50 per DL hour Variable Factory OH 0.75 DL hours $0.75 per DL hour Fixed Factory OH 0.75 DL hours $1.80 per DL hour During the past month, the company purchased and used 165,000 grams of direct materials at a total cost of $453,750 to produce 21,200 units of output. Direct labor costs for the month totaled $228,300 based on 12,720 direct labor hours worked.  Variable factory overhead costs incurred totaled $10,100 and fixed factory overhead incurred was $22,500. Based on this information, the direct labor cost variance for the month was:   a. $34,050F   b. $34,050U   c. $18,420U   d. $52,470F   e. $18,420F

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Sit Down, Ltd. is a manufacturer that uses the following standards to produce a single unit of output of their product:

 

Standard input per unit of output

Standard price/rate per unit of input

Direct materials

7.5 grams (g)

$3.00 per g

Direct labor

0.75 DL hours

$16.50 per DL hour

Variable Factory OH

0.75 DL hours

$0.75 per DL hour

Fixed Factory OH

0.75 DL hours

$1.80 per DL hour

During the past month, the company purchased and used 165,000 grams of direct materials at a total cost of $453,750 to produce 21,200 units of output. Direct labor costs for the month totaled $228,300 based on 12,720 direct labor hours worked.  Variable factory overhead costs incurred totaled $10,100 and fixed factory overhead incurred was $22,500. Based on this information, the direct labor cost variance for the month was:

  a.

$34,050F

  b.

$34,050U

  c.

$18,420U

  d.

$52,470F

  e.

$18,420F

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