Direct Materials, Direct Labor, and Factory Overhead Cost Variance Analysis Mackinaw Inc. processes a base chemical into plastic. Standard costs and actual costs for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead incu the manufacture of 78,000 units of product were as follows: Standard Costs Direct materials Direct labor Factory overhead 234,000 lbs. at $5.40 19,500 hrs. at $17.80 Rates per direct labor hr., based on 100% of normal capacity of 20,350 direct labor hrs.: Variable cost, $4.60 Fixed cost, $7.30 Actual Costs 231,700 lbs. at $5.30 19,950 hrs. at $18.10 $88,800 variable cost $148,555 fixed cost

Tharaldson Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs:     Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost Per Unit Direct materials 6.0 ounces $ 9.00 per ounce $ 54.00 Direct labor 0.7 hours $ 11.00 per hour $ 7.70 Variable overhead 0.7 hours $ 9.00 per hour $ 6.30   The company reported the following results concerning this product in June.   Originally budgeted output 3,600 units Actual output 3,200 units Raw materials used in production 21,000 ounces Purchases of raw materials 20,900 ounces Actual direct labor-hours 5,000 hours Actual cost of raw materials purchases $ 42,100   Actual direct labor cost $ 13,600   Actual variable overhead cost $ 3,800     The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.   The materials quantity variance for June is:

Bulluck Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead Standard Quantity or Hours 3.5 grams 0.7 hours 0.7 hours The company reported the following results concerning this product in July. Actual output Raw materials used in production Actual direct labor-hours Purchases of raw materials Actual price of raw materials purchased Actual direct labor rate Actual variable overhead rate Standard Price or Rate $ 1.00 per gram $ 11.00 per hour $ 2.00 per hour The variable overhead rate variance for July is: 3,000 units 11,370 grams 1,910 hours 12,100 grams $ 1.20 per gram $11.40 per hour $ 2.10 per hour The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.

Units produced Production runs per quarter Direct materials cost per unit Direct labor cost per unit Supervision Setup labor Incoming inspection Total overhead Manufacturing overhead in the plant has three main functions: supervision, setup labor, and Incoming material Inspection. Data on manufacturing overhead for a representative quarter follow: $ 288,750 336,000 241,500 $ 866,250 Standard 14,000 a. Using current costing system b. Using proposed ABC system 50 $30 50 Required: a. Compute the unit costs for the two products, Standard and Premium, using the current costing system at Benton (using direct labor costs as the allocation basis for overhead). b. Compute the unit costs for the two products, Standard and Premium, using the proposed ABC system at Benton. Note: For all requirements, do not round Intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. S S Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Premium 3,500 25 $64 75 Unit cost Standard 120.00 X S 117.67 X S…

Nevada Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: Standard Price or Rate Standard Quantity or Hours 6.4 ounces $ 0.4 hours S 0.4 hours $ 3.00 per ounce 13.00 per hour 5.00 per hour The company reported the following results concerning this product in March. Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead. Originally budgeted output Actual output Raw materials used in production Actual direct labor-hours Purchases of raw materials Actual price of raw materials Actual direct labor rate Actual variable overhead rate $ S $ O $3,277 F O $3,390 U O $3,390 F O $3,277 U Standard Cost Per Unit S S S 4,800 units 4,900 units 30,230 ounces 1,910 hours 32,600 ounces 2.90 per ounce 12.40 per hour 4.90 per hour 19.20 5.20 2.00 The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The materials quantity variance for March is:

The following information relates to production activities of Mercer Manufacturing for the year.  Actual direct materials used 17,300 pounds at $4.70 per pound Actual direct labor used 17,935 hours at $32 per hour Actual units produced 32,600 Standard quantity and price per unit for direct materials 0.50 pound at $4.65 per pound Standard quantity and rate per unit for direct labor 0.50 hour at $33 per hour AR = Actual RateSR = Standard RateAQ = Actual QuantitySQ = Standard QuantityAP = Actual PriceSP = Standard Price  (1) Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances.(2) Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances.

Majer Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs:     Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost Per Unit Direct materials 6.5 ounces $ 2.00 per ounce $ 13.00 Direct labor 0.8 hours $ 18.00 per hour $ 14.40 Variable overhead 0.8 hours $ 2.00 per hour $ 1.60   The company reported the following results concerning this product in February.   Originally budgeted output 4,600 units Actual output 5,300 units Raw materials used in production 30,500 ounces Actual direct labor-hours 2,110 hours Purchases of raw materials 34,400 ounces Actual price of raw materials $ 97.10 per ounce Actual direct labor rate $ 87.60 per hour Actual variable overhead rate $ 6.10 per hour   The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.   The variable overhead efficiency variance for February is:

Miguez Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead Standard Quantity or Hours 4.0 liters 0.7 hours 0.7 hours Standard Price or Rate $ 8.70 per liter $ 39.00 per hour $ 3.70 per hour Standard Cost Per Unit $ 34.80 $ 27.30 $ 2.59 The company budgeted for production of 4,300 units in September, but actual production was 4,200 units. The company used 7,140 liters of direct material and 1,850 direct labor-hours to produce this output. The company purchased 7,500 liters of the direct material at $8.90 per liter. The actual direct labor rate was $41.10 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $3.60 per hour. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The variable overhead rate variance for September is: Multiple Choice О $294 F О О о $185 U $185 F $294 U

Santiago Inc. processes a base chemical into plastic. Standard costs and actual costs for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead incurred for the manufacture of 74,000 units of product were as follows: Actual Costs Direct Materials, Direct Labor, and Factory Overhead Cost Variance Analysis Standard Costs Direct materials 192,400 lbs. at $5.10 per lb. 190,500 lbs. at $5.00 per lb. Direct labor 18,500 hrs. at $16.90 per hr. 18,930 hrs. at $17.30 per hr. Factory overhead Rates per direct labor hr., based on 100% of normal capacity of 19,310 direct labor hrs.: Variable cost, $3.70 Fixed cost, $5.80 $67,770 variable cost $111,998 fixed cost Each unit requires 0.25 hour of direct labor. Required: a. Determine the direct materials price variance, direct materials quantity variance, and total direct materials cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Direct Materials Price Variance Direct…

Tharaldson Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead Standard Quantity or Hours 7.1 ounces 0.2 hours 0.2 hours Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost Per Unit $ 28.40 $ 4.00 per ounce $ 11.00 per hour $ 2.20 $ 4.00 per hour $ 0.80 The company reported the following results concerning this product in June. Originally budgeted output Actual output Raw materials used in production 2,500 units 3,000 units 21,500 ounces Purchases of raw materials Actual direct labor-hours Actual cost of raw materials purchases Actual direct labor cost Actual variable overhead cost 22,500 ounces 560 hours $ 45,100 $ 12,500 $ 3,250 The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The labor rate variance for June is: Multiple Choice $306 F $6.340 U $306 U $6,340 F