James Company Manufactures T-Shirts

question 37

Multiple Choice

James Company manufactures t-shirts.During the year, it manufactured 250,000 t-shirts, using 2 hours of direct labor at a rate of $8.50 per hour.The materials and labor standards for manufacturing the t-shirts are:

- It took James 1,400,000 yards at $2.50 per yard to make the 250,000 t-shirts.
What is James' labor rate variance?

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Definitions:

ROA

Return on Assets, a financial ratio indicating how profitable a company is relative to its total assets, used to assess how efficient a company's management is at using its assets.

Capital Structure

The combination of borrowing (debt) and ownership (equity) capital employed by a firm to finance its activities and expansion.

Equity-Financed

The method of funding a business through the sale of shares, thus raising capital without incurring debt.

Fixed Asset Turnover

A financial efficiency ratio that measures how well a company utilizes its fixed assets to generate sales.