Genie in a Bottle Company (GBC) manufactures plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry. The cost standards per 100 two-liter bottles are as follows: Cost Category Standard Costper 100 Two-LiterBottles Direct labor   $1.34       Direct materials   5.88       Factory overhead   0.24         Total   $7.46       At the beginning of July, GBC management planned to produce 460,000 bottles. The actual number of bottles produced for July was 496,800 bottles. The actual costs for July of the current year were as follows: Cost Category Actual Cost for theMonth Ended July 31 Direct labor         $6,524         Direct materials         28,511         Factory overhead         1,204           Total         $36,239         Enter all amounts as positive numbers. a.  Prepare the July manufacturing standard cost budget (direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead) for WBC, assuming planned production. Genie in a Bottle Company Manufacturing Cost Budget For the Month Ended March 31   Standard Cost atPlanned Volume(460,000 Bottles) Manufacturing costs:   Direct labor $ Direct materials   Factory overhead   Total $ b.  Prepare a budget performance report for manufacturing costs, showing the total cost variances for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead for July. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Round your answers to two decimal places. Genie in a Bottle Company Manufacturing Costs-Budget Performance Report For the Month Ended March 31   ActualCosts Standard Costat ActualVolume (496,800Bottles) CostVariance-(Favorable)Unfavorable Manufacturing costs:       Direct labor $ $ $ Direct materials       Factory overhead       Total manufacturing cost $ $ $ c.  The Company's actual costs were $822.28   than budgeted.   direct labor and direct material cost variances more than offset a small   factory overhead cost variance.

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Genie in a Bottle Company (GBC) manufactures plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry. The cost standards per 100 two-liter bottles are as follows:

Cost Category Standard Cost
per 100 Two-Liter
Bottles
Direct labor   $1.34      
Direct materials   5.88      
Factory overhead   0.24      
  Total   $7.46      

At the beginning of July, GBC management planned to produce 460,000 bottles. The actual number of bottles produced for July was 496,800 bottles. The actual costs for July of the current year were as follows:

Cost Category Actual Cost for the
Month Ended July 31
Direct labor         $6,524        
Direct materials         28,511        
Factory overhead         1,204        
  Total         $36,239        

Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

a.  Prepare the July manufacturing standard cost budget (direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead) for WBC, assuming planned production.

Genie in a Bottle Company
Manufacturing Cost Budget
For the Month Ended March 31
  Standard Cost at
Planned Volume
(460,000 Bottles)
Manufacturing costs:  
Direct labor $
Direct materials  
Factory overhead  
Total $

b.  Prepare a budget performance report for manufacturing costs, showing the total cost variances for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead for July. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Round your answers to two decimal places.

Genie in a Bottle Company
Manufacturing Costs-Budget Performance Report
For the Month Ended March 31
 


Actual
Costs
Standard Cost
at Actual
Volume (496,800
Bottles)
Cost
Variance-
(Favorable)
Unfavorable
Manufacturing costs:      
Direct labor $ $ $
Direct materials      
Factory overhead      
Total manufacturing cost $ $ $

c.  The Company's actual costs were $822.28   than budgeted.   direct labor and direct material cost variances more than offset a small   factory overhead cost variance.

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