Direct Labor Variances

The following data relate to labor cost for production of 6,900 cellular telephones:

Actual:	4,670 hrs. at $12.6
Standard:	4,600 hrs. at $12.9

a. Determine the direct labor rate variance, direct labor time variance, and 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.

Rate variance	$
Time variance	$
Total direct labor cost variance	$

b. The employees may have been less-experienced or poorly trained, thereby resulting in a labor rate than planned. The lower level of experience or training may have resulted in efficient performance. Thus, the actual time required was than standard.