Information on Hanley’s direct labor costs for January 2010 is as follows:
Actual direct labor rate ........... $7.50
Standard direct labor hours allowed ....... 11,000
Actual direct labor hours .......... 10,000
Direct labor rate variance .......... $5,500 F
a. Compute the standard direct labor rate in January.
b. Compute the labor efficiency variance in January.
c. Prepare the journal entry to accrue direct labor cost and to record the labor variances for January.
d. Prepare the journal entry to dispose of the January labor variances, assuming that they are insignificant.