Direct Labor Variances Ada Clothes Company produced 12,000 units during April. The Cutting Department used 2,300 direct labor hours at an actual rate of $13.0 per hour The Sewing Department used 3,800 direct labor hours at an actual rate of $13.50 per hour. Assume there were no work in process inventories in either department at the beginning or end of the month. The standard labor rate is $13.70. The standard labor time for the Cutting and Sewing departments is 0.2 hour and 0.3 hour per unit, respectively. a. Determine the direct labor rate, direct labor time, and total direct labor cost variance for the (1) Cutting Department and (2) Sewing Department. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Cutting Department Sewing Department Direct Labor Rate Variance Unfavorable Favorable Direct Labor Time Variance Favorable Unfavorable Total Direct Labor Cost Variance Favorable Unfavorable b. The two departments have opposite results, The Cutting Department has a(n) unfavorable rate variance and a(n) favorable time variance, resulting in total favorable cost variance. In contrast, the Sewing Department has an) favorable rate variant but has an unfavorable time variance, resulting In a total unfavorable cost variance