STANDARD COSTING The Household Company has established standard costs for the cabinet department, in which one size of MX cabinet is made. The standard costs of producing one of these MX cabinets are shown below:    Direct material: lumber 50 board feet at P4 200  Direct labor: 8 hours at P10 80  Overhead costs: Variable – 8 hours at P5 40      Fixed – 8 hours at P3 24  Total standard unit cost 344   During June 2019, 500 of these cabinets were produced. The cost of operations during the month is shown below.   Direct material purchased: 30,000 board feet at P4.10 Direct materials used: 24,000 board feet  Direct labor: 4,200 hours at P9.50  Overhead costs: Variable costs – P22,000      Fixed costs – P11,000 The budgeted overhead for the cabinet department based on normal monthly activity of 4,500 hours is P36,000 of which P22,500 is variable and P13,500 is fixed overhead.   REQUIRED: 1. Compute the total, price, and quantity variances for  a. materials

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STANDARD COSTING

The Household Company has established standard costs for the cabinet department, in which one size of MX cabinet is made. The standard costs of producing one of these MX cabinets are shown below:

 

 Direct material: lumber 50 board feet at P4 200

 Direct labor: 8 hours at P10 80

 Overhead costs: Variable – 8 hours at P5 40

     Fixed – 8 hours at P3 24

 Total standard unit cost 344

 

During June 2019, 500 of these cabinets were produced. The cost of operations during the month is shown below.

 

Direct material purchased: 30,000 board feet at P4.10

Direct materials used: 24,000 board feet

 Direct labor: 4,200 hours at P9.50

 Overhead costs: Variable costs – P22,000

     Fixed costs – P11,000

The budgeted overhead for the cabinet department based on normal monthly activity of 4,500 hours is P36,000 of which P22,500 is variable and P13,500 is fixed overhead.

 

REQUIRED:

1. Compute the total, price, and quantity variances for

 a. materials

 b. direct labor

 c. manufacturing overhead using

  1. Two-way

  2. Three-way

  3. Four – way

 

 

 

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