Question

Labor data for making one gallon of finished product in Bing Company are as follows. (1) Price—hourly wage rate $16.70, payroll taxes $0.60, and fringe benefits $1.40. (2) Quantity—actual production time 1.60 hours, rest periods and cleanup 0.30 hours, and setup and downtime 0.20 hours. Compute the following. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25.)

(a) Standard direct labor rate per hour. $ ______
(b) Standard direct labor hours per gallon. hours
(c) Standard labor cost per gallon. $______

Answer 1

a. Standard direct labor rate per hour = Hourly wage rate + Payroll taxes + Fringe benefits

Standard direct labor rate per hour = $16.70 + $0.60 + $1.40

Standard direct labor rate per hour = $18.70

b. Standard direct labor hours per gallon = Actual production time + Rest periods and cleanup + Setup and downtime

Standard direct labor hours per gallon = 1.60 hours + 0.30 hours + 0.20 hours

Standard direct labor hours per gallon = 2.1 hours

c. Standard labor cost per gallon = Standard direct hours per gallon * Standard direct labor rate per hour

Standard labor cost per gallon = 2.1 hours * $18.70

Standard labor cost per gallon = $39.27