Direct Labor Variances Venneman Company produces a product that requires 4 standard hours per unit at a standard hourly rate of $12 per hour. If 14,000 units required 58,000 hours at an hourly rate of $11.85 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 8,700 x Favorable S b. Direct labor time variance S 24,000 Unfavorable c. Total direct labor cost variance S 15,300 Unfavorable