nstructions 1. If the department typed 81,900 lines according to the original plan, what would have been the labor time variance? 2. What was the labor time variance as a result of typing 88,900 lines? 3. What was the labor rate variance as a result of the bonus? 4. The manager is trying to determine if a better decision would have been to hire a temporary transcriptionist to meet the higher typing demands in the first week of May, rather than paying out the bonus. If another employee was hired from the employment firm, what would have been the labor time variance in the first week? 5. Which decision is better, paying the bonus or hiring another transcriptionist? 6. Are there any performance-related issues that the labor time and rate variances fail to consider? Explain.