Question 2

Chapman Inc. sells a single product, Zud, which has a budgeted selling price of $39 per unit and a budgeted variable cost of $27 per unit. Budgeted fixed costs for the year amount to $52,500. Actual sales volume for the year (62,000 units) fell 10,500 units short of budgeted sales volume. Actual fixed costs were $53,500. With everything else held constant, what impact did the shortfall in volume have on profitability for the year? (Indicate whether the effect was favorable or unfavorable in terms of its effect on operating income.)

Information regarding Maxwells direct labor cost for the month of January follows:

Direct labor hourly rate paid	$	29.90
Total standard direct labor hours for units produced this period		12,400
Direct labor hours actually worked		12,200
Direct labor rate variance	$	17,400	favorable

Required:

1. Compute the standard direct labor wage rate per hour in January. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

2. Compute the direct labor efficiency variance for January. Was this variance favorable (F) or unfavorable (U)? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)