Perfect Builders Constructs Houses

question 125

Multiple Choice

Perfect Builders constructs houses. The standard labour rate is $20 per hour, and the standard number of hours is 12,000 hours per home. During the year, it constructed 10 homes using 14,000 labour hours per home and a rate of $22 per hour.
-Refer to the Figure.What was Perfect Builders' labour rate variance?

• A)$240,000 U
• B)$240,000 F
• C)$280,000 U
• D)$280,000 F

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Definitions:

Market Order

A type of order to buy or sell a security immediately at the best available current price.

Initial Margin

Initial margin refers to the percentage of the purchase price of securities (e.g., stocks or futures) that an investor must pay for with their own funds when using a margin account.

Limit-Buy Order

An order to purchase a security at or below a specified price, ensuring the buyer pays no more than the predetermined price.

Limit-Sell Order

A type of stock market order where a seller sets the minimum price they are willing to accept for a security, and the trade only executes if the market price meets or exceeds that price.