Chic Design is a manufacturer of large flower pots for urban settings. The company has these standards: (Click the icon to view the standards.) |(Click the icon to view the actual results.) Read the requirements. Requirement 1. Compute the direct labor rate variance and the direct labor efficiency variance. (Enter the variances as positive numbers. Enter the currency amounts in the formulas to the nearest cent, then round the final variance amounts to the nearest whole dollar. Label the variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). Abbreviations used: DL = Direct labor) Begin with the direct labor rate variance. First determine the formula for the rate variance, then compute the rate variance for direct labor. ) DL rate variance X i Requirements 1. Compute the direct labor rate variance and the direct labor efficiency variance. 2. What is the total variance for direct labor? 3. Who is generally responsible for each variance? 4. Interpret the variances. Print Done Standard Price and Volume 9 pounds per pot at a cost of $4.00 per pound Direct materials (resin) Direct labor 3.0 hours at a cost of $18.00 per hour $2.00 per direct labor hour Standard variable manufacturing overhead rate Budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead $28,500 Standard fixed MOH rate $7.00 per direct labor hour (DLH) Print Done i Actual Results Chic Design allocated fixed manufacturing overhead to production based on standard direct labor hours. Last month, the company reported the following actual results for the production of 1,500 flower pots: Purchased 14,850 pounds at a cost of $4.30 per pound; Direct materials used 14,250 pounds to produce 1,500 pots Worked 3.5 hours per flower pot (5,250 total DLH) at a Direct labor cost of $16.00 per hour Actual variable manufacturing $2.30 per direct labor hour for total actual variable overhead .manufacturing overhead of $12,075 Actual fixed manufacturing overhead $27,800 Standard fixed manufacturing overhead allocated based on actual production $31,500 Print Done