Exercise 10-5 Working Backwards from Labor Variances [LO10-2]

The auto repair shop of Quality Motor Company uses standards to control the labor time and labor cost in the shop. The standard labor cost for a motor tune-up is given below:

Job	Standard Hours	Standard Rate	Standard Cost
Motor tune-up	2.5	$9.00	$22.50

The record showing the time spent in the shop last week on motor tune-ups has been misplaced. However, the shop supervisor recalls that 50 tune-ups were completed during the week, and the controller recalls the following variance data relating to tune-ups:

Labor rate variance	$	87	F
Labor spending variance	$	93	U

Required:
1.	Determine the number of actual labor-hours spent on tune-ups during the week.

2.	Determine the actual hourly rate of pay for tune-ups last week.