Following is a partially completed performance report for a recent week for dire
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Question
Following is a partially completed performance report for a recent week for direct labor in the binding department of a book publisher: Flexed Budget Budget Variance Original Budget $17.400 Actual $17,110 Direct labor The original budget is based on the expectation that 9,860 books would be bound; the standard is 17 books per hour at a pay rate of $30 per hour. During the week, 10,710 books were actually bound. Employees worked 590 hours at an actual total cost of $17.110. Required: a. Calculate the flexed budget amount against which actual performance should be evaluated and then calculate the budget variance. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).) Flexed budget Budget variance b. Calculate the direct labor efficiency variance in terms of hours. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).) Direct labor efficiency variance Direct labor efficiency variance hours hours c. Calculate the direct labor rate variance. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).) Direct labor rate varianceExplanation / Answer
Req a: Std books binding per hour: 17 books Actual books bind: 10710 Std labour hours allowed (10710/17)= 630 hours Std rate per hour: $ 30 per hour Std cost for actual output = Std Hours*Std rate 630 *30 = $ 18,900 Flexxibel budget amount: $ 18900 Budget variance= Budgetd labour cost-Actual labour cost 17400 - 17,110 = $ 290 F Req b: Std labour hours: 630 hours Actual hours worked: 590 hours Std rate per hour: $ 30 per hour Labouor efficiency variance: Std rate (Std hours-Actual hours) 30 ( 630-590) = $ 1200 F Req c: Std rate per hour: 30 per hour Actual rate per hour(17110/590) = $ 29 per hour Labour rate variance= Actual hours worked (Std rate-Actual rate) 590 (30-29)= $ 590 F