Harlow Parts produces a single product at its Superior Plant. The master budget for July follows:   Harlow Parts Superior Plant Master Budget (For July) Quantity 8,000 Revenue $ 1,520,000 Variable manufacturing cost 576,000 Variable Selling, General and Administrative cost 96,000 Contribution margin $ 848,000 Fixed manufacturing cost 192,000 Fixed Selling, General and Administrative cost 350,000 Operating profit $ 306,000   The following operating income statement shows the actual results for July:   Harlow Parts Superior Plant Operating Results (For July) Quantity (units) 9,400 Revenue $ 1,710,800 Variable manufacturing cost 700,394 Variable Selling, General and Administrative cost 109,040 Contribution margin $ 901,366 Fixed manufacturing cost 203,040 Fixed Selling, General and Administrative cost 360,000 Operating profit $ 338,326   Variable overhead is applied on the basis of machine-hours. The standard cost sheet follows:   Standard production costs         Direct materials 5.00 kilo grams @ $ 6.00 $ 30.00 Direct labor 0.50 direct labor-hours @ 30.00 15.00 Variable overhead 0.75 machine-hours @ 36.00 27.00 Fixed overhead 0.50 direct labor-hours @ 48.00 24.00 Total unit cost       $ 96.00   The actual resource usage for July per unit of output follows:   Actual production costs         Direct materials 5.25 kilo grams @ $ 5.80 $ 30.45 Direct labor 0.48 direct labor-hours @ 32.00 15.36 Variable overhead 0.70 machine-hours @ 41.00 28.70 Fixed overhead 0.48 direct labor-hours @ 45.00 21.60 Total unit cost       $ 96.11   Required: Prepare a manufacturing cost variance analysis for the Superior Plant for July.

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Harlow Parts produces a single product at its Superior Plant. The master budget for July follows:

 

Harlow Parts
Superior Plant
Master Budget
(For July)
Quantity 8,000
Revenue $ 1,520,000
Variable manufacturing cost 576,000
Variable Selling, General and Administrative cost 96,000
Contribution margin $ 848,000
Fixed manufacturing cost 192,000
Fixed Selling, General and Administrative cost 350,000
Operating profit $ 306,000

 

The following operating income statement shows the actual results for July:

 

Harlow Parts
Superior Plant
Operating Results
(For July)
Quantity (units) 9,400
Revenue $ 1,710,800
Variable manufacturing cost 700,394
Variable Selling, General and Administrative cost 109,040
Contribution margin $ 901,366
Fixed manufacturing cost 203,040
Fixed Selling, General and Administrative cost 360,000
Operating profit $ 338,326

 

Variable overhead is applied on the basis of machine-hours. The standard cost sheet follows:

 

Standard production costs        
Direct materials 5.00 kilo grams @ $ 6.00 $ 30.00
Direct labor 0.50 direct labor-hours @ 30.00 15.00
Variable overhead 0.75 machine-hours @ 36.00 27.00
Fixed overhead 0.50 direct labor-hours @ 48.00 24.00
Total unit cost       $ 96.00

 

The actual resource usage for July per unit of output follows:

 

Actual production costs        
Direct materials 5.25 kilo grams @ $ 5.80 $ 30.45
Direct labor 0.48 direct labor-hours @ 32.00 15.36
Variable overhead 0.70 machine-hours @ 41.00 28.70
Fixed overhead 0.48 direct labor-hours @ 45.00 21.60
Total unit cost       $ 96.11

 

Required:

Prepare a manufacturing cost variance analysis for the Superior Plant for July.

Direct materials:
Price variance
Efficiency variance
Direct materials total variance
Direct labor:
Price variance
Efficiency variance
Direct labor total variance
Variable overhead:
Price variance
Efficiency variance
Variable overhead total variance
Fixed overhead:
Price variance
Production volume variance
Fixed overhead total variance
Transcribed Image Text:Direct materials: Price variance Efficiency variance Direct materials total variance Direct labor: Price variance Efficiency variance Direct labor total variance Variable overhead: Price variance Efficiency variance Variable overhead total variance Fixed overhead: Price variance Production volume variance Fixed overhead total variance
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