Depasquale Corporation is working on its direct labor budget…

Depasquale Corporation is working on its direct labor budget for the next two months. Each unit of output requires 0.41 direct labor-hours. The direct labor rate is $8.10 per direct labor-hour. The production budget calls for producing 5,000 units in May and 5,400 units in June. If the direct labor work force is fully adjusted to the total direct labor-hours needed each month, what would be the total combined direct labor cost for the two months?

Solly Corporation produces a product for national distributi…

Solly Corporation produces a product for national distribution. Standards for the product are:Materials: 12 ounces per unit at 60¢ per ounce.Labor: 2 hours per unit at $8 per hour.During the month of December, the company produced 1,000 units. Information for the month follows:Materials: 14,000 ounces purchased and used at a total cost of $7,700.Labor: 2,500 hours worked at a total cost of $20,625.The materials quantity variance is: