Genent Industries, Inc. (GII), developed standard costs for direct material and direct labor. In 2017, GII estimated the following standard costs for one of their major products, the 30-gallon heavy-duty plastic container.

During July, GII produced and sold 4,000 containers using 2,700 pounds of direct materials at an average cost per pound of $19 and 1,290 direct manufacturing labor hours at an average wage of $14.30 per hour.
The direct manufacturing labor flexible-budget variance during July is ________.

Question

Genent Industries, Inc. (GII), developed standard costs for direct material and direct labor. In 2017, GII estimated the following standard costs for one of their major products, the 30-gallon heavy-duty plastic container.

During July, GII produced and sold 4,000 containers using 2,700 pounds of direct materials at an average cost per pound of $19 and 1,290 direct manufacturing labor hours at an average wage of $14.30 per hour.
The direct manufacturing labor flexible-budget variance during July is ________.

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Direct manufacturing labor flexible-budget variance = (1,290 × $14.30) - (4,000 × 0.30 × $14) = $1,647.00 U