Standard Labor Variance for CPA Firm Audit
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A CPA firm estimates that an audit will require the following work:
Type of Auditor Expected Hours Cost per hour Standard Costs
Manager 10 $50 $500
Senior 20 40 800
Staff 40 30 1200
Totals 70 $2500
The actual hours and costs were:
Type of Auditor Actual Hours Actual Cost per hour Actual Costs
Manager 9 $52 $468
Senior 22 38 836
Staff 44 30 1320
Totals 75 $2624
Required:
Calculate the direct labor, wage rate, and labor efficiency variances for each type of auditor and interpret.
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This solution calculates the direct labor, wage rate, and labor efficiency variances for each type of auditor and interprets it.
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Standard cost analysis
Actual cost analysis
Labour Rate of pay variance = Actual hours ( standard rate per hour-Actual rate per hour)
Labour Usage or Efficiency Variance = Standard Rate per hour ( Standard Hours - actual Hours)
Total Labour cost variance = ( ...
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