Heavy Products, Inc. developed standard costs for direct material and direct labor. In 2017, AII estimated the following standard costs for one of their major products, the 10-gallon plastic container.
Budgeted quantity | Budgeted price |
Direct materials | 0.30 pounds | $90 per pound |
Direct labor | 0.25 hours | $30 per hour |
During June, Heavy Products produced and sold 15,000 containers using 2,400 pounds of direct materials at an average cost per pound of $92 and 3,750 direct manufacturing labor-hours at an average wage of $91.25 per hour.
The direct manufacturing labor efficiency variance during June is ________.
◦ $85,547 unfavorable
◦ $229,687.5 favorable
◦ $918,750 unfavorable
◦ $0