Answer:
$3,500 Unfavorable
Explanation:
Direct Labor Rate Variance = (Standard Rate - Actual Rate) [tex]\times[/tex] Actual Hours
Provided information, we have
Standard hours per unit = 2
Standard hours for actual output = 2 [tex]\times[/tex] 6,200 = 12,400 hours
Standard rate = $19 per hour
Actual rate = $260,000/13,500 = $19.259
Standard Rate [tex]\times[/tex] Actual Hours
= $19 [tex]\times[/tex] 13,500 = $256,500
Actual Cost = $260,000
Variance = $256,500 - $260,000 = - $3,500 Unfavorable
Since value is negative as actual labor cost is more than standard cost for actual hours, the variance is unfavorable.