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:

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:

Determine the number of actual labor-hours spent on tune-ups during the week.

Determine the actual hourly rate of pay for tune-ups last week. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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:

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labor effieciency vaiance = 87+93 = 180 U labor efficiency variance (Actual hours - standard hours allowed )*standard rate (x          - 50*2.5)*9 = 180 9x - 1125 = 180 x        = (1125+180)/9 145 Actual labor hours = 145 hours answe actual hourly rate labor rate variance (Actual rate - standard rate )* actual hours (x - 9)*145=87 145x - 1305 =87 x                    = (1305-87)/145 8.4 answer

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