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Correct answer-----------The production manager assigned a greater mix of higher paid, higher-skilled employees to the production line.
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Labor efficiency variance is unfavorable when the quantity of time used in production (in terms of labor hour) are higher than standard time.
Use of highly skilled employees would give a favorable efficiency variance . Although it wil give an unfavorable direct labor rate variance due to high wage rate.
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