Question

Hassock Corp. produces woven wall hangings. It takes 2 hours of direct labor to produce a single wall hanging. Hassock’s standard labor cost is $12 per hour. During August, Hassock produced 19,000 units and used 38,140 hours of direct labor at a total cost of $454,680. What is Hassock’s labor efficiency variance for August?a. $2,989 favorable.
b. $3,000 unfavorable.
c. $3,000 favorable.
d. $5,989 favorable.
e. $2,989 unfavorable.

Answer 1

Answer:

the labor efficiency variance for August is $1,680 unfavorable

Explanation:

The computation of the labor efficiency variance is shown below:

Labor efficiency variance is

= (Standard hours - Actual hours) × Standard rate

where,

Standard hours is

= 19,000 units × 2

= 38,000 hours

Now

Labor efficiency variance is

= (38,000 - 38,140) × $12

= $1,680 unfavorable

Hence, the labor efficiency variance for August is $1,680 unfavorable

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