Reference no: EM132565190
Loden is a local dress shop that makes casual dresses in fun prints. Below is some actual vs. budget information for Loden's dresses for the month of May. Assume no beginning/ending inventories for simplicity. The cost-allocation base for both variable and fixed overhead is direct labor-hours.
Data for the Month of May Static Actual Budget#
Dresses made and sold 2,600 2,400
Selling price per dress $39 $40
Yards of fabric per dress 2.93
Cost per yard of fabric $3.84 $3.66
Time in hours to sew one dress 10.9
Cost of direct labor (per hour) $14 $15
Variable overhead costs $3,500 $3,000(utilities, sewing machine maintenance, etc.)
Fixed overhead costs $4,900 $4,800(store rent, insurance, etc.)
Question 1: What is the price variance for direct labor?
a. $2,600 F
b. $2,340 F
c. $2,600 U
d. $2,340 U