The manager provided the following information. Direct manufacturing labor hours: 2,400 hours Actual units produced: 12,000 units Budgeted direct manufacturing labor hours: 0.22 hour/unit Budgeted direct manufacturing labor rate: $24 per hour Actual direct manufacturing labor rate: $25 per hour Compute the direct manufacturing labor efficiency variance.

Labor efficiency variance = $5,760 (Favorable)

Explanation:

We know,

Labor efficiency variance = (Standard hour - Accrual hour) * Standard rate

Given,

Accrual hour = 2,400

Standard hour = Budgeted direct manufacturing labor hours * Actual units produced

or, Standard hour = 0.22 * 12,000

Standard hour = 2,640 hours.

Standard rate = $24.

Putting the values into the formula, we can get

Labor efficiency variance = (2,640 - 2,400) hours * $24

Labor efficiency variance = 240 * $24

Labor efficiency variance = $5,760 (Favorable)

As standard hours is higher then actual hours, it is a favorable situation.