Question

The auto repair shop of Quality Motor Company uses standards to control the labor time and labor cost in the shop. The standard labor cost for a motor tune-up is given below:

	Standard Hours	Standard Rate	Standard Cost
Motor tune-up	2.50	$35.00	$87.50

The record showing the time spent in the shop last week on motor tune-ups has been misplaced. However, the shop supervisor recalls that 60 tune-ups were completed during the week, and the controller recalls the following variance data relating to tune-ups:

Labor rate variance	$	50	F
Labor spending variance	$	55	U

Required:

1. Determine the number of actual labor-hours spent on tune-ups during the week.

2. Determine the actual hourly rate of pay for tune-ups last week. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

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