Grand Display is a manufacturer of large flower pots for urban settings. The company has these standards: (Click the icon to view the standards.) (Click the icon to view the actual results.) Read the requirements. Requirement 1. Compute the direct labor rate variance and the direct labor efficiency variance. (Enter the variances as positive numbers. Enter the currency amounts in the formulas to the nearest cent, then round the final variance amounts to 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. X = DL rate variance i Standard Price and Volume Direct materials (resin) Direct labor.... 15 pounds per pot at a cost of $4.00 per pound 4.0 hours at a cost of $19.00 per hour $3.00 per direct labor hour $54,600 Standard variable manufacturing overhead rate Budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead Standard fixed MOH rate. $9.00 per direct labor hour (DLH) Print Done i Actual Results Grand Display allocated fixed manufacturing overhead to production based on standard direct labor hours. Last month, the company reported the following actual results for the production of 1,600 flower pots: Purchased 25,400 pounds at a cost of $4.30 per pound; Direct materials. used 24,800 pounds to produce 1,600 pots Worked 4.5 hours per flower pot (7,200 total DLH) at a Direct labor... cost of $17.00 per hour Actual variable manufacturing $3.50 per direct labor hour for total actual variable overhead .. manufacturing overhead of $25,200 Actual fixed manufacturing overhead $54,400 Standard fixed manufacturing overhead allocated based on actual production.. $57,600 Print Done i 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