Huron Company produces a cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one unit of Zoon are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Standard Quantity or Hours 6.80 pounds 0.50 hours Standard Price or Rate $3.00 per pound Standard Cost $ 20.40 $ 5.50 $ 11.00 per hour During the most recent month, the following activity was recorded: a. 22,900.00 pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $2.70 per pound. b. All of the material purchased was used to produce 3,000 units of Zoom. c. 1,400 hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost of $18,200. Required: 1. Compute the materials price and quantity variances for the month. 2. Compute the labor rate and efficiency variances for the month. Note: For all requirements, 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. Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest whole dollar. 1. Materials price variance 1. Materials quantity variance 2. Labor rate variance 2. Labor efficiency variance

In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for …

The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on t…