MANAGERIAL ACCT (LL) W/ ACCESS CODE >C
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.52AP
1.
To determine
To compute: The actual number of direct labor hours worked during September.
2.
To determine
To compute: The direct labor rate and efficiency variances & to indicate if managers can have trade-offs based on these variances.
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MANAGERIAL ACCT (LL) W/ ACCESS CODE >C
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