: inflammation of several muscles at once; specifically : an inflammatory muscle disease of unknown cause that affects muscles and chiefly skeletal muscles and is characterized especially by weakness of the muscles (such as those of the shoulder, neck, or hip) closest to the trunk â see dermatomyositis.
Indirect labor costs are not readily identifiable with a specific task or work order. They are termed indirect costs and are charged to overhead accounts. Use indirect labor in a sentence. At our plant most of our employees are direct labor and a smaller portion are indirect labor that are not directly involved in the production process.
The actual hours of direct labor at standard rate equals $43,200. The standard cost of direct labors comes to $48,000. To compute the direct labor price variance, subtract the actual hours of direct labor at standard rate ($43,200) from the actual cost of direct labor ($46,800) to get a $3,600 unfavorable variance.