During the 1970s, Generac expanded its offerings in the portable and recreational vehicle markets, and in the 1980s the company entered the commercial and industrial markets with its backup power generation systems.
Add each cost to determine the labor burden cost of the employee. In this example, assume you pay $2,000 in payroll taxes, $1,000 in insurance, $2,000 in benefits and $5,000 in supplies and other miscellaneous expenses. Add together $2,000, $1,000, $2,000 and $5,000 to get a labor burden cost of $10,000.
Direct Labor Rate Variance. Direct labor rate variance (also called direct labor price/spending variance or wage rate variance) is the product of actual direct labor hours and the difference between the standard direct labor rate and actual direct labor rate.Direct labor rate variance is similar to direct material price variance.xample. Calculate the direct labor rate variance if standard direct labor rate and actual direct labor rate are $18.00 and $17.20 respectively; and actual direct labor hours used during the period are 800.