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LaPointe Corporation Uses Two Different Types of Labor to Manufacture

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LaPointe Corporation uses two different types of labor to manufacture its product. The types of labor, Cutting and Setup, have the following standards:  Labor Type  Standard Mix  Standard Unit Price  Standard Cost  Cutting 800 hours $12.00 per unit $9,600 Setup 200 hours 8.00 per unit $1,600 yield 5,000 units \begin{array} { l r r r } \text { Labor Type } & \text { Standard Mix } & \text { Standard Unit Price } & \text { Standard Cost } \\ \text { Cutting } & 800 \text { hours } & \$ 12.00 \text { per unit } & \$ 9,600 \\ \text { Setup } & 200 \text { hours } & 8.00 \text { per unit } & \$ 1,600\\\\\text { yield }&5,000 \text { units }\\ \end{array} During January, the following actual production information was provided:  Labor Type  Actual Mix  Cutting 7,000 hours  Setup 3,000 hours  Yield 45,000 units \begin{array}{lr}\text { Labor Type } & \text { Actual Mix } \\\text { Cutting } & 7,000 \text { hours } \\\text { Setup } & 3,000 \text { hours } \\\text { Yield } & 45,000 \text { units }\end{array} Required:
Calculate the labor efficiency and mix and yield variances.

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Labor mix variance:SM(Cutting) = (800/1,...

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