Question

During March 2020, Toby Tool & Die Company worked on four jobs. A review of direct labor costs reveals the following summary data. Actual Standard Job Number Hours Costs Hours Costs Total Variance A257 200 $4,000 210 $4,200 $200 F A258 450 10,350 430 8,600 1,750 U A259 300 6,390 299 5,980 410 U A260 110 2,090 103 2,060 30 F Total variance $1,990 U Analysis reveals that Job A257 was a repeat job. Job A258 was a rush order that required overtime work at premium rates of pay. Job A259 required a more experienced replacement worker on one shift. Work on Job A260 was done for one day by a new trainee when a regular worker was absent. Prepare a report for the plant supervisor on direct labor cost variances for March. (Round actual rate and standard rate to 2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50.)

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The Preparation of report for the plant supervisor on direct labor cost variances for March is attached with the help of spreadsheet.

The Formula are as shown below:-

Actual per hour = Actual costs ÷ Actual number of hours

Standard per hour = Standard costs ÷Standard number of hours

Quantity variance = (Actual hours -Standard hours) × Standard Rate

Price variance = (Actual Rate - Standard Rate) × Actual Hour

Therefore if actual hours is lesser than Standard hours it will become favorable and if actual hours is higher than standard hours it will become unfavorable. In the similar way if actual rate is higher than standard rate then it will become unfavorable on the other hand if actual rate is lesser than standard rate then it will become favorable.