Question

ImpressMe Products embosses notebooks with school and corporate logos. Last year, the company’s direct labor payroll totaled $352,100 for 50,300 direct labor hours. The standard wage rate is $6.75 per direct labor hour. Calculate ImpressMe’s direct labor rate variance. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125. If variance is zero, select "Not Applicable" and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Answer 1

Direct labor rate variance= $12,575 unfavorable

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Last year, the company’s direct labor payroll totaled $352,100 for 50,300 direct labor hours. The standard wage rate is $6.75 per direct labor hour.

To calculate the direct labor rate variance, we need to use the following formula:

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

Actual rate= 352,100/50,300= $7 per hour

Direct labor rate variance= (6.75 - 7)*50,300

Direct labor rate variance= $12,575 unfavorable