w ovice 385 Direct labor variances Bellingham Company produces a product that requires 3 standard direct labor hours per unit at a standard hourly rate of $22.00 per hour 15.700 units used 65.300 hours at an hourly rate of $19.20 per hour. This information has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file. Open the spreadsheet, perform the required analysis, and input your answers in the questions below. Open spreadsheet What is the direct labor (a) rate variance, (b) time variance, and (c) cost variance? Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number a. Direct labor rate variance Favorable b. Direct labor time variance Unfavorable c. Direct labor cost variance Unfavorable Feedback Check My Work Unfavorable variances can be thought of as increasing costs a debit) Favorable variances can be thought of a decreasing costs acredit) The labor cost variance is the difference between the actual and standard labor cost