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labour variance

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › labour variance

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 11 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • November 5, 2014 at 12:46 am #207758
    Shanda
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    a company has a budgeted labour cost of $360,000 for the production of 60,000 units per month. Each unit is budgeted to take 3 hours of labour
    The actual cost during the month was $320,000 for 28,000 units and 85000 hours were worked. What was the labour efficiency variance?

    labour efficiency variance= budgeted hours worked – actual hours * actual rate

    budgeted hours= 3 hours*28000 units= 84,000 hours
    actual hours = 85,000 hours
    rate=$320,000/85,000 units=3.76
    labour variance= [84,000- 85,000] *3.76=3760

    Whats wrong here?

    November 5, 2014 at 1:12 pm #207820
    John Moffat
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    The efficiency variance is costed at the standard cost per hour, not the actual cost.
    The standard cost per hour is $2.

    November 6, 2014 at 12:05 am #207912
    Shanda
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    how did you calculate the standard cost per hour? can i see the correct calculation for the labour efficiency please?

    November 6, 2014 at 6:30 pm #208094
    John Moffat
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    Since the budget cost is $360,000 for 60,000 units, that is $6 per unit.
    Since the budget hours are 3 hours per unit, that means $2 per hour.

    The rest of calculation was correct.

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