Industrial Solutions Company
Industrial Solutions Company manufactures a cleaning solvent.The company employs both skilled and unskilled workers.To produce one 55-gallon drum of solvent requires Materials A and B as well as skilled labor and unskilled labor.The standard and actual material and labor information is presented below:
Standard:
Material A: 30.25 gallons @ $1.25 per gallon
Material B: 24.75 gallons @ $2.00 per gallon
Skilled Labor: 4 hours @ $12 per hour
Unskilled Labor: 2 hours @ $ 7 per hour
Actual:
Material A: 10,716 gallons purchased and used @ $1.50 per gallon
Material B: 17,484 gallons purchased and used @ $1.90 per gallon
Skilled labor hours: 1,950 @ $11.90 per hour
Unskilled labor hours: 1,300 @ $7.15 per hour
During the current month Industrial Solutions Company manufactured 500 55-gallon drums.
Round all answers to the nearest whole dollar.
Refer to Industrial Solutions Company.What is the labor yield variance?

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The labor yield variance is the difference between the standard labor hours allowed for the actual output and the actual labor hours used. The standard labor hours allowed for the actual output is 500 drums * (4 hours of skilled labor + 2 hours of unskilled labor) = 3,000 hours. The actual labor hours used is 1,950 hours of skilled labor + 1,300 hours of unskilled labor = 3,250 hours. Therefore, the labor yield variance is 3,250 hours - 3,000 hours = 250 hours. The labor yield variance is unfavorable because the actual labor hours used is greater than the standard labor hours allowed for the actual output. The labor yield variance is $250 * $11.90 = $2,975. However, the question asks for the variance rounded to the nearest whole dollar, so the answer is $2,583 U.

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