Expected, Standard, and Actual Labor Hours

question 6

Essay

Expected, Standard, and Actual Labor Hours
The Pizza Company makes two types of frozen pizzas: pepperoni and cheese. The Pizza Company allocates overhead to these two products based on the number of direct labor hours. The direct labor hours per unit for making a pepperoni pizza is 5 minutes or 1/12 of an hour. The direct labor hours per unit for making a cheese pizza is 4 minutes or 1/15 of an hour. At the start of the year the Pizza Company expected to make 12,000 pepperoni pizzas and 6,000 cheese pizzas. During the year, the Pizza Company actually made 9,000 pepperoni pizzas and 7,500 cheese pizzas. The time cards indicate that direct laborers worked for 1,300 hours. What are the total expected direct labor hours, standard direct labor hours, and actual direct labor hours?

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Definitions:

Balance Sheet

A financial outline showing the holdings, debts, and the portion belonging to shareholders of a company on a certain date.

Adjustment

Modifications made to financial records to correct errors, align with accounting standards, or reflect changes due to transactions or events.

Fixed Assets

Long-term tangible assets that a firm owns and uses in the production of its income and is not expected to be converted into cash in the short term, such as buildings, machinery, and land.

Depreciation

A method in accounting that spreads the expense of a tangible asset across its lifespan.