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Highland Company produces a lightweight backpack that is popular with college students. Standard variable costs relating to a single
backpack are given below:
Direct materials
Direct labor
variable manufacturing overhead
Total standard cost per unit
Standard
Quantity or
Hours
?
?
?
Materials Used
$ 6,720
$ 5,355
standard Price or Rate
$4.00 per yard
Overhead is applied to production on the basis of direct labor-hours. During March, 420 backpacks were manufactured and sold.
Selected Information relating to the month's production is given below:
?
$ 420 U
Total standard cost allowed*
Actual costs incurred.
Materials price variance
Materials quantity variance
Labor rate variance
Labor efficiency variance
Variable overhead rate variance
Variable overhead efficiency variance
*For the month's production.
The following additional Information is available for March's production:
Actual direct labor-hours
Difference between standard and actual cost per backpack
produced during March
?
$2 per direct labor-hour
Direct
Labor
$ 4,368
?
?
?
630
$ 0.15 F
Variable Manufacturing
Overhead
$ 1,092
$ 1,407
standard Cost
$?
?
?
$?
?
?
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.
1. What is the standard cost of a single backpack?
2. What was the actual cost per backpack produced during March?
3. How many yards of material are required at standard per backpack?
4. What was the materials price variance for March if there were no beginning or ending inventories of materials?
5. What is the standard direct labor rate per hour?
6. What was the labor rate variance for March? The labor efficiency variance?
7. What was the variable overhead rate variance for March? The variable overhead efficiency varlance?
8. Prepare a standard cost card for one backpack.
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Transcribed Image Text:Highland Company produces a lightweight backpack that is popular with college students. Standard variable costs relating to a single backpack are given below: Direct materials Direct labor variable manufacturing overhead Total standard cost per unit Standard Quantity or Hours ? ? ? Materials Used $ 6,720 $ 5,355 standard Price or Rate $4.00 per yard Overhead is applied to production on the basis of direct labor-hours. During March, 420 backpacks were manufactured and sold. Selected Information relating to the month's production is given below: ? $ 420 U Total standard cost allowed* Actual costs incurred. Materials price variance Materials quantity variance Labor rate variance Labor efficiency variance Variable overhead rate variance Variable overhead efficiency variance *For the month's production. The following additional Information is available for March's production: Actual direct labor-hours Difference between standard and actual cost per backpack produced during March ? $2 per direct labor-hour Direct Labor $ 4,368 ? ? ? 630 $ 0.15 F Variable Manufacturing Overhead $ 1,092 $ 1,407 standard Cost $? ? ? $? ? ? 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. 1. What is the standard cost of a single backpack? 2. What was the actual cost per backpack produced during March? 3. How many yards of material are required at standard per backpack? 4. What was the materials price variance for March if there were no beginning or ending inventories of materials? 5. What is the standard direct labor rate per hour? 6. What was the labor rate variance for March? The labor efficiency variance? 7. What was the variable overhead rate variance for March? The variable overhead efficiency varlance? 8. Prepare a standard cost card for one backpack.
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