After evaluating Null Company's manufacturing process, management decides to establish standards of 2 hours of direct labor per unit of product and $15.50 per hour for the labor rate. During October, the company uses 11,500 hours of direct labor at a $180,550 total cost to produce 6,100 units of product. In November, the company uses 22,500 hours of direct labor at a $355,500 total cost to produce 6,500 units of product. AH = Actual Hours SH = Standard Hours AR = Actual Rate SR = Standard Rate AQ = Actual Quantity SQ = Standard Quantity AP = Actual Price SP = Standard Price (1) Compute the direct labor rate variance, the direct labor efficiency variance, and the total direct labor cost variance for each of these two months. Classify each variance as favorable or unfavorable.

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Explanation:

Giving the following information:

After evaluating Null Company's manufacturing process, management decides to establish standards of 2 hours of direct labor per unit of product and $15.50 per hour for the labor rate. During October, the company uses 11,500 hours of direct labor at a $180,550 total cost to produce 6,100 units of product. In November, the company uses 22,500 hours of direct labor at a $355,500 total cost to produce 6,500 units of product.

October:

Direct labor efficiency variance = (SQ - AQ) * standard rate

Direct labor efficiency variance = (12,200 - 11,500) * 15.50 = 10,850 favorable

Direct labor price variance = (Standard Rate - Actual Rate) * Actual Quantity

Direct labor price variance = (15.5 - 15.7) * 11,500 = 2,300 unfavorable

Total variation = 10,850 - 2,300 = 8,550 favorable

November:

Direct labor efficiency variance = (SQ - AQ) * standard rate

Direct labor efficiency variance = (13,000 - 22,500) * 15.5 = 147,250 unfavorable

Direct labor price variance = (Standard Rate - Actual Rate) * Actual Quantity

Direct labor price variance = (15.5 - 15.8) * 22,500 = 6,750

Total variation = 154,000 unfavorable