Quality Motor Company is an auto repair shop that uses standards to control its labor time and labor cost. The standard labor cost for a motor tune-up is given below: Standard Standard Rate Standard Cost Hours Motor tune-up 2.5 $25.00 $62.50 The record showing the time spent in the shop last week on motor tune-ups has been misplaced. However, the shop supervisor recalls that 50 tune-ups were completed during the week, and the controller recalls the following variance data relating to tune-ups: Labor rate variance $ 150 F $ 200 U Labor spending variance Required: 1. Determine the number of actual labor-hours spent on tune-ups during the week. 2. Determine the actual hourly pay rate for tune-ups last week. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 1. Actual labor hours hours 2. Actual hourly rate per hour

Quality Motor Company is an auto repair shop that uses standards to control its labor time and labor cost. The standard labor cost for a motor tune-up is given below: Standard Standard Rate Standard Cost Hours Motor tune-up 2.5 $25.00 $62.50 The record showing the time spent in the shop last week on motor tune-ups has been misplaced. However, the shop supervisor recalls that 50 tune-ups were completed during the week, and the controller recalls the following variance data relating to tune-ups: Labor rate variance $ 150 F $ 200 U Labor spending variance Required: 1. Determine the number of actual labor-hours spent on tune-ups during the week. 2. Determine the actual hourly pay rate for tune-ups last week. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 1. Actual labor hours hours 2. Actual hourly rate per hour

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Managerial Accounting

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Author:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler

Publisher:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler

Chapter9: Evaluating Variances From Standard Costs

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