The following data pertain to Colgate Palmolive's liquid filling line during the first 10 months...

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The following data pertain to Colgate Palmolive's liquid filling line during the first 10 months of a particular year. The standard ratio of direct-labor hours to machine hours is 4:1. The standard direct-labor rate is $16.88.

Colgate Palmolive: Direct-Labor Efficiency Variance Data*
Units Produced Machine Hours Standard Direct-Labor Hours Actual Direct-Labor Hours Direct-Labor Efficiency Variance
January 50,838 183.5 734.00 410.00 $ 5,469
February 32,303 118.3 473.20 250.00 3,768
March 186,979 588.0 2,352.00 1,140.00 20,459
April 215,874 739.0 2,956.00 1,549.75 23,738
May 50,190 178.0 712.00 400.00 5,267
June 83,696 268.0 1,072.00 608.50 7,824
July 36,928 122.0 488.00 319.00 2,853
August 34,203 114.0 456.00 371.50 1,426
September 32,460 114.0 456.00 379.50 1,291
October 29,091 90.0 360.00 230.00 2,194

*Source of data: Alan S. Levitan and Sidney J. Baxendale, "Analyzing the Labor Efficiency Variance to Signal Process Engineering Problems," Journal of Cost Management 6, no. 2 (Summer 1992), p. 70.

Calculate the following amounts.

a.

The standard direct-labor cost for each of the 10 months. (January-October)

b.

For each month, 20 percent of the standard direct-labor cost.

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