SkyChefs, Inc., prepares in-flight meals for a number of major airlines. One of the companys products is grilled salmon in dill sauce with baby new potatoes and spring vegetables. During the most recent week, the company prepared 4,800 of these meals using 2,350 direct labor-hours. The company paid its direct labor workers a total of $23,500 for this work, or $10.00 per hour.

According to the standard cost card for this meal, it should require 0.50 direct labor-hours at a cost of $9.40 per hour.

Required:

1. What is the standard labor-hours allowed (SH) to prepare 4,800 meals?

2. What is the standard labor cost allowed (SH SR) to prepare 4,800 meals?

3. What is the labor spending variance?

4. What is the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance?

2nd column ( favorable or unfavorable or none)

1. Standard labor-hours allowed 1 2. Standard labor cost allowed 3. Labor spending variance Labor rate variance 4. Labor efficiency variance