Eliezrie Corporation Makes a Product with the Following Standard Costs

Multiple Choice

Eliezrie Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs:

In January the company's budgeted production was 7,400 units but the actual production was 7,500 units. The company used 45,580 kilos of the direct material and 2,030 direct labor-hours to produce this output. During the month, the company purchased 48,500 kilos of the direct material at a cost of $53,350. The actual direct labor cost was $18,473 and the actual variable overhead cost was $7,714.

The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.

-The labor rate variance for January is:

A) $2,025 U
B) $1,827 U
C) $1,827 F
D) $2,025 F