Biery Corporation Makes a Product with the Following Standard Costs

question 147

Multiple Choice

Biery Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs:

The company produced 4,100 units in April using 5,380 liters of direct material and 2,610 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 6,000 liters of the direct material at $5.80 per liter. The actual direct labor rate was $19.80 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $2.90 per hour.

The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.

-The labor rate variance for April is:

• A)$1,968 F
• B)$2,088 F
• C)$2,088 U
• D)$1,968 U

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