Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337912020
Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 9, Problem 5PB
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To determine
Compute the direct labor time variance, if the department had typed 81,900 lines according to the original plan.
2.
To determine
Compute the actual labor time variance, as a result of typing 88,900 lines.
3.
To determine
Compute the direct labor rate variance as a result of the bonus.
4.
To determine
Compute the labor time variance in the first week if a new employee had been hired from the employment firm.
5.
To determine
State the decision that would be better, paying the bonus, or hiring another transcriptionist.
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