Direct Labor Variances

The following data relate to labor cost for production of 7,100 cellular telephones:

Actual:	4,810 hrs. at $15.6
Standard:	4,730 hrs. at $15.8

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 ___(higher or Lower)___ labor rate than planned. The lower level of experience or training may have resulted in __(more or less)__ efficient performance. Thus, the actual time required was ___ (more or less)___then standard.