What direct labor cost would be included in the companys planning and flexible budgets for March?

What are the labor rate and efficiency variances for March?

Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below. Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows: Direct materials: 5 pounds at $10 per pound Direct labor: 4 hours at $14 per hour Variable overhead: 4 hours at $4 per hour Total standard cost per unit $ 50 56 16 $ 122 The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 29,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 34,200 units and incurred the following costs: a. Purchased 180,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $9.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production. b. Direct laborers worked 74,000 hours at a rate of $15 per hour. c. Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $440,300