Highland Company produces a lightweight backpack popular with college students. Standard variable costs relating to a single backpack are given below:   Standard Quantity or Hours Standar

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Highland Company produces a lightweight backpack popular with college students. Standard variable costs relating to a single backpack are given below:

  Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost
Direct materials ?question mark $ 6.00 per yard $ ?question mark
Direct labor ?question mark ?question mark   ?question mark
Variable manufacturing overhead ?question mark $ 2 per direct labor-hour ?question mark
Total standard cost per unit $ ?question mark

Overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours. During March, 800 backpacks were manufactured and sold. Selected information relating to the month’s production is given below:

  Materials Used Direct Labor Variable Manufacturing Overhead
Total standard cost allowed* $ 19,200   $ 9,200 $ 1,600
Actual costs incurred $ 11,100   ?question mark $ 4,740
Materials price variance ?question mark      
Materials quantity variance $ 3,000 U    
Labor rate variance     ?question mark  
Labor efficiency variance     ?question mark  
Variable overhead rate variance ?question mark
Variable overhead efficiency variance ?question mark

*For the month's production.

The following additional information is available for March’s production:

Actual direct labor-hours 1,200  
Difference between standard and actual cost per backpack produced during March $ 0.15 F

Required:

Hint:  It may be helpful to complete a general model diagram for direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead before attempting to answer any of the requirements.

required questions:

What was the labor rate variance for March? The labor efficiency variance?

Note: Do not round your intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.

 
 

 

 
 
 
 
Labor rate variance    
Labor efficiency variance             U
 

What was the variable overhead rate variance for March? The variable overhead efficiency variance?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.

 
 
 
 
Variable overhead rate variance   U
Variable overhead efficiency variance              U
 

Prepare a standard cost card for one backpack.
Note: Round your answers to 2 decimal places.

 
 
 
 
  Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost
Direct materials   yards $6.00 per yard  
Direct labor   hours 11.50 per hour  
Variable manufacturing overhead   hours $2.00 per direct labor-hour  
Total standard cost         $0.00
 
 
 
 
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