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P10-1A | Calculate Variances | ||||||||||||
The following summary data relate to the operations of Dobson Company for April, during which 9,000 finished units were produced. Normal monthly capacity was 20,000 direct labor hours. | |||||||||||||
Total Actual Costs | |||||||||||||
Direct materials: | |||||||||||||
Standard (4 lb. @ $2.20/lb.) | $8.80 | ||||||||||||
Actual (38,000 lb. @ $2.00/lb.) | $76,000 | ||||||||||||
Direct labor: | |||||||||||||
Standard (2 hr. @ $11.00/hr.) | 22.00 | ||||||||||||
Actual (18,500 hr. @ $11.30/hr.) | 209,050 | ||||||||||||
Variable |
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Standard (2 hr. @ $3.00/hr.) | 6.00 | ||||||||||||
Actual | 54,900 | ||||||||||||
Total | $36.80 | $339,950 | |||||||||||
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Determine the following variances and indicate whether each is favorable or unfavorable: | |||||||||||||
a. Materials price and efficiency variances | |||||||||||||
b. Labor rate and efficiency variances | |||||||||||||
c. Variable overhead spending and efficiency variances |
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