The auto repair shop of Quality Motor Company uses standards to control the labo

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The auto repair shop of Quality Motor Company uses standards to control the labor time and labor cost in the shop. The standard labor cost for a motor tune-up is given below: standard Hours 2.5 Standard Rate $25.00 Standard Cost $62.50 Motor tune-up The record showing the time spent in the shop last week on motor tune-ups has been misplaced. However, the shop supervisor recalls that 50 tune-ups were completed during the week, and the controller recalls the following variance data relating to tune- ups: Labor rate variance Labor spending variance s 150 F s 200 u Required: 1. Determine the number of actual labor-hours spent on tune-ups during the week. 2. Determine the actual hourly rate of pay for tune-ups last week. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 1. Actual labor hours hours 2. Actual hourly rate per hour

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Direct Labor Spending variance = (Standard Hour - Actual Hour)*Standard rate -200 = (2.5 -Actual Hour)* 25 -200 2.5*25 -25 Actual Hours -200 = 62.5 -25 Actual Hours =-200-62.5 -25 Actula Hours Actual Hours = 10.50 Labor rate Variance = (standard Rate- Actual rate)*Actual hours 150 = (25-Actual rate)*Actual Hours 150 = 25*10.50 - Actual rate *10.50 150 = 262.50-Actual Rate*10.5 150-262.50 = -Actual rate*10.5 Actual Rate = (150-262.50)/-10.5 Actual Rate 10.71 1 Actual labor Hours 50*10.5 525 Hours 2 Actual hourly Rate 10.71 per hours

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