The Worldwide Credit Card, Inc. , uses standards to control the labor time involved in opening mail
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The Worldwide Credit Card, Inc. , uses standards to control the labor time involved in opening mail from card holders and recording the enclosed remittances. Incoming mail is gathered into batches, and a standard time is set for opening and recording each batch. The labor standards relating to one batch are as follows:
The record showing the time spent last week in opening batches of mail has been misplaced. However, the batch supervisor recalls that 168 batches were received and opened during the week, and the controller recalls the following variance data relating to these batches:
Total labor variance . . . . . . . $330 U
Labor rate variance . . . . . . . . $150 F
Required:
1. Determine the number of actual labor-hours spent opening batches during the week.
2. Determine the actual hourly rate paid to employees for opening batches lastweek.
Standard Standard Standard Rate Hours Cost Per batch . 2.5 $6.00 $15.00
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1 If the total variance is 330 unfavorable and if the rate variance is 150 favorable then the effici...View the full answer
Managerial Accounting
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