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Parker Plastic, Inc., manufactures plastic mats to use with rolling office chairs. Its standard cost information for last year follows:
Standard
Standard
Quantity
12 sq ft.
0.25 hr.
Standard Price (Rate) Unit Cost
$ 1.00 per sq. ft.
$12.80 per hr.
Direct materials (plastic)
$ 12.00
Direct labor
3.20
Variable manufacturing overhead
(based on direct labor hours)
Fixed manufacturing overhead $559, 200
+ 932,000 units)
0.25 hr.
$ 2.00 per hr.
0.50
0.60
Parker Plastic had the following actual results for the past year:
Number of units produced and sold
Number of square feet of plastic used
Cost of plastic purchased and used
Number of labor hours worked
Direct labor cost
Variable overhead cost
Fixed overhead cost
1,260,000
12,500,000
$ 11,250,000
330,000
$ 4,026,000
$ 1,480,000
24
387,000
Required:
Calculate Parker Plastic's direct materials price and quantity variances. (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).)
Direct Material Price Variance
Direct Material Quantity Variance
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Transcribed Image Text:Parker Plastic, Inc., manufactures plastic mats to use with rolling office chairs. Its standard cost information for last year follows: Standard Standard Quantity 12 sq ft. 0.25 hr. Standard Price (Rate) Unit Cost $ 1.00 per sq. ft. $12.80 per hr. Direct materials (plastic) $ 12.00 Direct labor 3.20 Variable manufacturing overhead (based on direct labor hours) Fixed manufacturing overhead $559, 200 + 932,000 units) 0.25 hr. $ 2.00 per hr. 0.50 0.60 Parker Plastic had the following actual results for the past year: Number of units produced and sold Number of square feet of plastic used Cost of plastic purchased and used Number of labor hours worked Direct labor cost Variable overhead cost Fixed overhead cost 1,260,000 12,500,000 $ 11,250,000 330,000 $ 4,026,000 $ 1,480,000 24 387,000 Required: Calculate Parker Plastic's direct materials price and quantity variances. (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).) Direct Material Price Variance Direct Material Quantity Variance
Parker Plastic, Inc., manufactures plastic mats to use with rolling office chairs. Its standard cost information for last year follows:
Standard
Quantity
11 sq ft.
Standard
Standard Price (Rate) Unit Cost
$ 0.73 per sq. ft.
$10.40 per hr.
Direct materials (plastic)
$ 8.03
Direct labor
0.25 hr.
2.60
Variable manufacturing overhead
(based on direct labor hours)
Fixed manufacturing overhead
($326,880 + 908,000 units)
0.25 hr.
$ 2.00 per hr.
0.50
0.36
Parker Plastic had the following actual results for the past year:
Number of units produced and sold
Number of square feet of plastic used
Cost of plastic purchased and used
Number of labor hours worked
1,020,000
11,300,000
$ 7,910,000
306,000
3,335,400
630,000
363,000
Direct labor cost
Variable overhead cost
Fixed overhead cost
Required:
Calculate Parker Plastic's direct labor rate and efficiency variances. (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).)
Direct Labor Rate Variance
Direct Labor Efficiency Variance
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Transcribed Image Text:Parker Plastic, Inc., manufactures plastic mats to use with rolling office chairs. Its standard cost information for last year follows: Standard Quantity 11 sq ft. Standard Standard Price (Rate) Unit Cost $ 0.73 per sq. ft. $10.40 per hr. Direct materials (plastic) $ 8.03 Direct labor 0.25 hr. 2.60 Variable manufacturing overhead (based on direct labor hours) Fixed manufacturing overhead ($326,880 + 908,000 units) 0.25 hr. $ 2.00 per hr. 0.50 0.36 Parker Plastic had the following actual results for the past year: Number of units produced and sold Number of square feet of plastic used Cost of plastic purchased and used Number of labor hours worked 1,020,000 11,300,000 $ 7,910,000 306,000 3,335,400 630,000 363,000 Direct labor cost Variable overhead cost Fixed overhead cost Required: Calculate Parker Plastic's direct labor rate and efficiency variances. (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).) Direct Labor Rate Variance Direct Labor Efficiency Variance
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