Parker Plastic, Inc , manufactures plastic mats to use with rolling office chairs Its standard cost information for last year follows Standard Quantity Standard Price (Rate) Standard Unit Cost Direct materials (plastic) 8 sq ft $ 0 63 per sq ft $ 5 04 Direct labor 0 26 hr $ 10 50 per hr 2 73 Variable manufacturing overhead (based on direct labor hours) 0 26 hr $ 1 50 per hr 0 39 Fixed manufacturing overhead $308,040 906,000 units) 0 34 Parker Plastic had the following actual results for the past year Number of units produced and sold 1,220,000 Number of square feet of plastic used 11,200,000 Cost of plastic purchased and used $ 6,720,000 Number of labor hours worked 305,000 Direct labor cost $ 3,233,000 Variable overhead cost $ 540,000 Fixed overhead cost $ 361,000 Required Calculate Parker Plastics direct labor rate and efficiency variances (Do not round intermediate calculations Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting F for favorable, U for unfavorable )

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Parker Plastic, Inc., manufactures plastic mats to use with rolling office chairs. Its standard cost information for last year follows: Standard Quantity Standard Price (Rate)

Parker Plastic, Inc., manufactures plastic mats to use with rolling office chairs. Its standard cost information for last year follows:

	Standard Quantity		Standard Price (Rate)			Standard Unit Cost
Direct materials (plastic)	8	sq ft.	$	0.63	per sq. ft.	$	5.04
Direct labor	0.26	hr.	$	10.50	per hr.		2.73
Variable manufacturing overhead (based on direct labor hours)	0.26	hr.	$	1.50	per hr.		0.39
Fixed manufacturing overhead $308,040 906,000 units)							0.34

Parker Plastic had the following actual results for the past year:


Number of units produced and sold		1,220,000
Number of square feet of plastic used		11,200,000
Cost of plastic purchased and used	$	6,720,000
Number of labor hours worked		305,000
Direct labor cost	$	3,233,000
Variable overhead cost	$	540,000
Fixed overhead cost	$	361,000

Required: Calculate Parker Plastics direct labor rate and efficiency variances. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable.)