I Wear Optometry determined the following variances had occurred during the month of September:
The company made 1600 pairs of eyeglasses during the month using 2000 direct labour hours.The standard wage rate per hour is $14.50.What is the number of standard hours allowed for one pair of eyeglasses?

A) 1 hour
B) 1600 hours
C) 1 hour 15 minutes
D) Insufficient data to determine

Question

I Wear Optometry determined the following variances had occurred during the month of September:
The company made 1600 pairs of eyeglasses during the month using 2000 direct labour hours.The standard wage rate per hour is $14.50.What is the number of standard hours allowed for one pair of eyeglasses?

A) 1 hour 
B) 1600 hours 
C) 1 hour 15 minutes 
D) Insufficient data to determine

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the standard hours allowed per pair of eyeglasses, we need to divide the total standard labour hours by the number of units produced. The total standard labour hours are 1600 x 1 hour = 1600 hours. Therefore, the standard hours allowed per pair of eyeglasses is 1600/1600 = 1 hour.

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