1. North City Manufacturing Co. uses a standard costing system.
You found the following information regarding direct labor for Product A for January.
Standard hours allowed for actual production	5,000
The actual rate paid per hour	$9.50
The standard rate per hour	$9.00
Labor efficiency variance, favorable	$450.00
Find the actual hours worked

2. Information on South City Co. direct labor costs for the month of January is as follows:
Actual direct labor rate	$10.00
Standard direct labor hours allowed	10,000
Actual direct labor hours	9,000
Direct labor rate variance, unfavorable	$500.00
Find the standard direct labor rate in January