Direct Labor Variances The following data relate to labor cost for production of 4,200 cellular telephones: Actual: 2,830 hrs. at $14.60 Standard: 2,790 hrs. at $14.80 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 or training may have resulted in i efficient performance. Thus, the actual time required was! labor rate than planned. The lower level of experience than standard.