The standard labour component and the actual labour component engaged during the month are given below   Skilled Semi- Skilled Unskilled (a) Standard number of workers in a group 30 10 10 (b) Standard wage rate (Rupees per hour) 20 12 8 (c) Actual number of workers employed during the month in the group 24 15 12 (d) Actual wage rate per hour (Rs per hour) 24 10 8 During the month of 200 working hours, the group produced 9,600 standard hours of work.  You are required to calculate: (i) Wage rate variance; (ii) Labour efficiency variance; (iii) Labour mix variance

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The standard labour component and the actual labour component engaged during the month are given below

 

Skilled

Semi- Skilled

Unskilled

(a) Standard number of workers in a group

30

10

10

(b) Standard wage rate (Rupees per hour)

20

12

8

(c) Actual number of workers employed during the month in the group

24

15

12

(d) Actual wage rate per hour (Rs per hour)

24

10

8


During the month of 200 working hours, the group produced 9,600 standard hours of work.

 You are required to calculate:
(i) Wage rate variance;
(ii) Labour efficiency variance;
(iii) Labour mix variance and
(iv) Total labour cost variance.

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