Miller Toy Company manufactures a plastic swimming pool at its Westwood Plant. The plant has been experiencing problems as shown by its June contribution format income statement below: Flexible Budget Actual Sales (8,000 pools) $ 240,000 $ 240,000 Variable expenses: Variable cost of goods sold* 94,000 112,470 Variable selling expenses 10,000 10,000 Total variable expenses 104,000 122,470 Contribution margin 136,000 117,530 Fixed expenses: Manufacturing overhead 55,000 55,000 Selling and administrative 70,000 70,000 Total fixed expenses 125,000 125,000 Net operating income (loss) $ 11,000 $ (7,470 ) *Contains direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead. Janet Dunn, who has just been appointed general manager of the Westwood Plant, has been given instructions to “get things under control.” Upon reviewing the plant’s income statement, Ms. Dunn has concluded that the major problem lies in the variable cost of goods sold. She has been provided with the following standard cost per swimming pool: Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost Direct materials 3.5 pounds $ 2.50 per pound $ 8.75 Direct labor 0.4 hours $ 6.50 per hour 2.60 Variable manufacturing overhead 0.2 hours* $ 2.00 per hour 0.40 Total standard cost per unit $ 11.75 *Based on machine-hours. During June, the plant produced 8,000 pools and incurred the following costs: Purchased 33,000 pounds of materials at a cost of $2.95 per pound. Used 27,800 pounds of materials in production. (Finished goods and work in process inventories are insignificant and can be ignored.) Worked 3,800 direct labor-hours at a cost of $6.20 per hour. Incurred variable manufacturing overhead cost totaling $4,560 for the month. A total of 1,900 machine-hours was recorded. It is the company’s policy to close all variances to cost of goods sold on a monthly basis. Required: 1. Compute the following variances for June: a. Materials price and quantity variances. b. Labor rate and efficiency variances. c. Variable overhead rate and efficiency variances. 2. Summarize the variances that you computed in (1) above by showing the net overall favorable or unfavorable variance for the month.

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Miller Toy Company manufactures a plastic swimming pool at its Westwood Plant. The plant has been experiencing problems as shown by its June contribution format income statement below:

 

  Flexible Budget Actual
Sales (8,000 pools) $ 240,000   $ 240,000  
Variable expenses:              
Variable cost of goods sold*   94,000     112,470  
Variable selling expenses  

10,000

    10,000  
Total variable expenses  

 104,000

    122,470  
Contribution margin  

136,000

    117,530  
Fixed expenses:            
Manufacturing overhead   55,000     55,000  
Selling and administrative   70,000     70,000  
Total fixed expenses  

125,000

    125,000  
Net operating income (loss) $ 11,000   $

(7,470

)
 

*Contains direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead.

 

Janet Dunn, who has just been appointed general manager of the Westwood Plant, has been given instructions to “get things under control.” Upon reviewing the plant’s income statement, Ms. Dunn has concluded that the major problem lies in the variable cost of goods sold. She has been provided with the following standard cost per swimming pool:

 

  Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price
or Rate
Standard Cost
Direct materials 3.5 pounds $

2.50

per pound $ 8.75
Direct labor 0.4 hours $

6.50

per hour   2.60
Variable manufacturing overhead 0.2 hours* $

2.00

per hour  

0.40

Total standard cost per unit         $ 11.75
 

*Based on machine-hours.

 

During June, the plant produced 8,000 pools and incurred the following costs:

  1. Purchased 33,000 pounds of materials at a cost of $2.95 per pound.
  2. Used 27,800 pounds of materials in production. (Finished goods and work in process inventories are insignificant and can be ignored.)

  3. Worked 3,800 direct labor-hours at a cost of $6.20 per hour.

  4. Incurred variable manufacturing overhead cost totaling $4,560 for the month. A total of 1,900 machine-hours was recorded.

It is the company’s policy to close all variances to cost of goods sold on a monthly basis.

 

Required:

1. Compute the following variances for June:

a. Materials price and quantity variances.

b. Labor rate and efficiency variances.

c. Variable overhead rate and efficiency variances.

 

2. Summarize the variances that you computed in (1) above by showing the net overall favorable or unfavorable variance for the month.

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