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Transcribed Image Text:Direct Materials and Direct Labor Variance Analysis
Shasta Fixture Company manufactures faucets in a small manufacturing facility. The faucets are made from brass. Manufacturing has 40 employees. Each employee presently provides 36 hours of labor per
week. Information about a production week is as follows:
Standard wage per hour
$17.40
Standard labor time per unit
20 min.
Standard number of Ibs. of brass
2.1 Ibs.
Standard price per Ib. of brass
$10.50
Actual price per Ib. of brass
$10.75
Actual Ibs. of brass used during the week
16,223 Ibs.
Number of units produced during the week
7,500
Actual wage per hour
$17.92
Actual hours for the week (40 employees x 36 hours)
1,440
Required:
a. Determine the standard cost per unit for direct materials and direct labor. Round the cost per unit to two decimal places.
Direct materials standard cost per unit
Direct labor standard cost per unit
Total standard cost per unit
b. Determine the direct materials price variance, direct materials quantity variance, and total direct materials cost variance. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar. Enter a favorable variance as a
negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.
Direct Materials Price Variance
Unfavorable v
Direct Materials Quantity Variance
$
Unfavorable
Total Direct Materials Cost Variance
$
Unfavorable
c. Determine the direct labor rate variance, direct labor time variance, and total direct labor cost variance. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar. Enter a favorable variance as a negative
number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.
Direct Labor Rate Variance
$4
Unfavorable
Direct Labor Time Variance
Favorable V
Total Direct Labor Cost Variance
$
Favorable
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