Marv Company's Direct Labor Costs for Manufacturing Its Only Product

question 169

Multiple Choice

Marv Company's direct labor costs for manufacturing its only product were as follows for October: $\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Standard direct labor hours (DLHs) per unit of product } & 2.0 \\\text { Budgeted finished units for the period } & 6,000 \\\text { Actual number of finished units produced } & 5,000 \\\text { Standard wage rate per direct labor hour (SP) } & \$ 20.00 \\\text { Direct labor costs incurred } & \$ 207,000 \\\text { Actual wage rate per direct labor hour (AP) } & \$ 18.00\end{array}$ The direct labor rate variance for October, rounded to the nearest dollar, was:

• A) $3,000 unfavorable.
• B) $20,000 favorable.
• C) $23,000 favorable.
• D) $30,000 unfavorable.
• E) $50,000 unfavorable.

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Definitions:

Activity-Based Costing

A costing methodology that assigns costs to products and services based on the activities and resources that go into producing them.

Overhead Cost Per Unit

The indirect manufacturing costs allocated to each unit of product produced.

Departmental Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate overhead costs to specific departments, calculated based on the relationship between indirect costs and activity level.

Own Allocation Base

Refers to the specific denominator that a company chooses to allocate indirect costs to different cost objects, based on their usage or benefit from those costs.