For the month of April, Thorp Co.'s records disclosed the following data relating to direct labor:
Actual cost $10,000
Rate variance $ 1,000 favorable
Efficiency variance $ 1,500 unfavorable
For the month of April, actual direct labor hours amounted to 2,000. In April, Thorp's standard direct labor rate per hour was:
a. $5.50.
b. $5.00.
c. $4.75.
d. $4.50.