Direct Labor Variances Bellingham Company produces a product that requires 3 standard hours per unit at a standard hourly rate of $8.00 per hour 1 2,300 units required 7,000 hours at an hourly rate of $7.68 per hour, what is the direct labor (a) rate variance, (b) time variance, and (c) total direct labor cost variance? Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. a. Direct labor rate variance b. Direct labor time variance c. Total direct labor cost variance