Exercise $10-2($Algo$)$ Direct Labor Variances $[$LO$10-2]$

SkyChefs, Incorporated, prepares in$-$flight meals for a number of major airlines. One of the company$$s products is grilled salmon with new potatoes and mixed vegetables. During the most recent week, the company prepared $6,500$ of these meals using $3,200$ direct labor$-$hours. The company paid its direct labor workers a total of $$36,800$ for this work, or $$11\mathrm{.}50$ per hour.

According to the standard cost card for this meal, it should require $0\mathrm{.}50$ direct labor$-$hours at a cost of $$11\mathrm{.}00$ per hour.

Required:

$1.$ What is the standard labor$-$hours allowed $($SH$)$ to prepare $6,500$ meals?

$2.$ What is the standard labor cost allowed $($SH $\backslash$times SR$)$ to prepare $6,500$ meals?

$3.$ What is the labor spending variance?

$4.$ What is the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance?

$($For requirements $3$ and $4,$ indicate the effect of each variance by selecting $"$F$"$ for favorable, $"$U$"$ for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect $($i$.$e$.,$ zero variance$).$ Input all amounts as positive values.$)$