A company was experiencing slow production rates, and lower production volumes than demanded by management, so a new factory manager was hired. Upon investigation, she found that the workers were poorly motivated and not closely supervised. Midway through the quarter, she started an incentive program and paid out cash bonuses when workers hit their production targets. Within a short time, production output increased, but the bonuses had to be charged to the direct labor budget, and she was worried about the impact of these costs on operating income. This situation could have produced which of the following variances?

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The incentive program motivated the workers to increase their production output, resulting in a favorable labor efficiency variance. The other variances listed relate to materials, not labor, so they are not applicable in this situation.

A Company Was Experiencing Slow Production Rates, and Lower Production