The following labor standards have been established for a particular product:
Standard labor-hours per unit of output | 9.2 | hours | |
Standard labor rate | $ | 16.40 | per hour |
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
Actual hours worked | 9,400 | hours | |
Actual total labor cost | $ | 151,340 | |
Actual output | 930 | units | |
What is the labor rate variance for the month?
Standard labor-hours per unit of output | 9.2 | hours | |
Standard labor rate | $ | 16.40 | per hour |
Actual hours worked | 9,400 | hours | |
Actual total labor cost | $ | 151,340 | |
Actual output | 930 | units | |
Actual rate = Actual cost of labor used/Actual time used
= 151,340/9,400
= $16.10 per hour
Direct labor rate variance = Actual time x (Standard rate - Actual rate)
= 9,400 x (16.40 - 16.10)
= $2,820 (Favorable)
Labor rate variance for the month = $2,820 (Favorable)
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