Elegant Designs is a manufacturer of large flower pots for urban settings. The company has these standards: (Click the icon to view the standards.) Read the requirements. (Click the icon to view the actual results.) Requirement 1. Compute the direct labor rate variance and the direct labor efficiency variance. (Enter the variances as positive numbers. Enter the curre the nearest whole dollar. Label the variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). Abbreviations used: DL = Direct labor) Begin with the direct labor rate variance. First determine the formula for the rate variance, then compute the rate variance for direct labor. DL rate variance hounts - Actual Results Elegant Designs allocates fixed manufacturing overhead to production based on standard direct labor hours. Last month, Elegant Designs reported the following actual results for the production of 1,600 flower pots: Direct materials... Direct labor...... Actual variable manufacturing overhead.. Actual fixed manufacturing overhead Standard fixed manufacturing overhead allocated based on actual production.. Purchased 17,820 pounds at a cost of $3.50 per pound; used 17,120 pounds to produce 1,600 pots Worked 5.5 hours per flower pot (8,800 total DLH) at a cost of $18.00 per hour $3.20 per direct labor hour for total actual variable manufacturing overhead of $28,160 $93,500. $96,000 Print Done anc fice as la Standard Price and Volume Direct materials (resin). Direct labor.... 10 pounds per pot at a cost of $3.00 per . pound 5.0 hours at a cost of $19.00 per hour Standard variable manufacturing overhead rate.....$3.00 per direct labor hour Budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead.. Standard fixed MOH rate... $94,000 $12.00 per direct labor hour (DLH) Print Done Requirements 1. Compute the direct labor rate variance and the direct labor efficiency variance. 2. What is the total variance for direct labor? 3. Who is generally responsible for each variance? 4. Interpret the variances. Print Done -