FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct
materials and direct labor standards for one unit of Zoom are given below:
Standard
Standard Price
Standard
Quantity or
Hours
or Rate
Cost
Direct
6.1 pounds $2.50 per pound $15.25
$9.50 per hour
materials
Direct labor 0.5 hours
$ 4.75
During the most recent month, the following activity was recorded:
Eleven thousand eight hundred pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $2.40
a.
per pound.
b. The company produced only 1,180 units, using 10,620 pounds of material. (The rest of
the material purchased remained in raw materials inventory.)
Six hundred and ninety hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost
of $8,280.
Required:
Compute the materials price and quantity variances for the month. (Indicate the effect of
each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no
effect (i.e., zero variance). Do not round intermediate calculations.)
Direct materials price variance
Direct materials quantity variance
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Transcribed Image Text:Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one unit of Zoom are given below: Standard Standard Price Standard Quantity or Hours or Rate Cost Direct 6.1 pounds $2.50 per pound $15.25 $9.50 per hour materials Direct labor 0.5 hours $ 4.75 During the most recent month, the following activity was recorded: Eleven thousand eight hundred pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $2.40 a. per pound. b. The company produced only 1,180 units, using 10,620 pounds of material. (The rest of the material purchased remained in raw materials inventory.) Six hundred and ninety hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost of $8,280. Required: Compute the materials price and quantity variances for the month. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Do not round intermediate calculations.) Direct materials price variance Direct materials quantity variance
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