Question

Mid City Products Inc. (MCP), developed standard costs for direct material and direct labor. In 2017, MCP estimated the following standard costs for one of their most popular products. Budgeted quantity Budgeted price Direct materials 4 pounds $7.25 per pound Direct labor 0.60 hours $17.00 per hourDuring September, MCP produced and sold 2,000 units using 8,200 pounds of direct materials at an average cost per pound of $7.00 and 1,160 direct labor hours at an average wage of $17.50 per hour. The direct labor efficiency variance during September is ________. $600 favorable $700 unfavorable $680 favorable $100 unfavorable

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

The below shows the calculation of variance

Budgeted direct labor (per unit) 0.60

Units 2,000

Budgeted direct total labor (hrs) 1,200

Actual hours 1,160

Standard rate $17

Direct labor efficiency variance

The direct labor efficiency variance

= (Budgeted hours - Actual hours) × Standard rate

= (1,200 - 1,160) × $18

= $720 favourable