Direct Labour Rate VarianceForums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › Direct Labour Rate VarianceThis topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by John Moffat.Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)AuthorPosts March 28, 2018 at 5:37 pm #444036 erin17MemberTopics: 2Replies: 0☆Is idle time still included in calculating for the direct labour rate variance? Or I’m going to deduct the idle time first from the number of labour hours before multiplying it by the rate/hour? March 29, 2018 at 6:57 am #444065 John MoffatKeymasterTopics: 57Replies: 54654☆☆☆☆☆For the rate variance we take the hours actually paid (which includes the idle hours).I do suggest that you watch my free lectures on this, where I explain with examples.The lectures are a complete free course for Paper F2 and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.AuthorPostsViewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)You must be logged in to reply to this topic.Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In