Labor Rate and Efficiency Variances

Tico Inc. produces plastic bottles. Each bottle has a standard labor requirement of 0.024 hour. During the month of April, 1,000,000 bottles were produced using 23,400 labor hours @ $15.00. The standard wage rate is $13.00 per hour.

Required:

Calculate the labor rate and efficiency variances using the columnar and formula approaches. Enter amounts as positive numbers and select Favorable or Unfavorable.

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