Direct Labor Variances The following data relate to labor cost for production of 3,700 cellular telephones: Actual Standard: 2,500 hrs. at $15.7 2,460 hrs. at $15.9 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 Favorable Unfavorable Unfavorable b. The employees may have been less-experienced or poorly trained, thereby resulting in a lower labor rate than planned. The lower level of experience or training may have resulted in less efficient performance. Thus, the actual time required was more than standard