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Dawson Toys, Ltd., produces a toy called the Maze. The company has recently established a
Direct materials: 8 microns per toy at $0.35 per micron
Direct labor: 1.1 hours per toy at $7.40 per hour
During July, the company produced 5,400 Maze toys. The toy's production data for the month are as follows:
Direct materials: 76,000 microns were purchased at a cost of $0.31 per micron. 22,000 of these microns were still in inventory at the end of the month.
Direct labor: 6,440 direct labor-hours were worked at a cost of $50,876.
Required:
1. Compute the following variances for July
a. The materials price and quantity variances.
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