SkyChefs, Inc., prepares in-flight meals for a number of major airlines. One of the company's products is grilled salmon in dill sauce with baby new potatoes and spring vegetables. During the most recent week, the company prepared 5.100 of these meals using 2,000 direct labor-hours. The company paid these direct labor workers a total of $28,000 for this work, or $14.00 per hour. According to the standard cost card for this meal, it should require 0.40 direct labor- hours at a cost of $13.50 per hour. Required: 1. According to the standards, what direct labor cost should have been incurred to prepare 5,100 meals? How much does this differ from the actual direct labor cost? (Round labor-hours per meal and labor cost per hour to 2 decimal places.) 4

SkyChefs, Inc., prepares in-flight meals for a number of major airlines. One of the company's products is grilled salmon in dill sauce with baby new potatoes and spring vegetables. During the most recent week, the company prepared 5.100 of these meals using 2,000 direct labor-hours. The company paid these direct labor workers a total of $28,000 for this work, or $14.00 per hour. According to the standard cost card for this meal, it should require 0.40 direct labor- hours at a cost of $13.50 per hour. Required: 1. According to the standards, what direct labor cost should have been incurred to prepare 5,100 meals? How much does this differ from the actual direct labor cost? (Round labor-hours per meal and labor cost per hour to 2 decimal places.) 4

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