Compute the direct materials cost variance including its


1. BatCo makes metal baseball bats. Each bat requires 1 kg of aluminum at $20 per kg and 0.35 direct labor hours at $26 per hour. Overhead is assigned at the rate of $32 per direct labor hour. Assume the actual cost to manufacture one metal bat was $46.30. Compute the cost variance and classify it as favorable or unfavorable. (Round "Qty per unit" to 2 decimal places.)

Quantity per Unit

Cost per Input

Standard Cost per Unit

Direct materials

Direct labor

Overhead

2. The following information describes production activities of Mercer Manufacturing for the year:

 

Actual direct materials used

27,000 lbs. at $4.75 per lb.

Actual direct labor used

8,600 hours for a total of $172,860

Actual units produced

51,000

 

Budgeted standards for each unit produced are 0.50 pounds of direct material at $4.70 per pound and 10 minutes of direct labor at $21.00 per hour.

(1) Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

(2) Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

3.Trico Company set the following standard unit costs for its single product.

 

 

 

Direct materials (29 Ibs. @ $3 per Ib.)

$

87.00

Direct labor (6 hrs. @ $6 per hr.)

 

36.00

Factory overhead-variable (6 hrs. @ $4 per hr.)

 

24.00

Factory overhead-fixed (6 hrs. @ $5 per hr.)

 

30.00

 

   

Total standard cost

$

177.00

The predetermined overhead rate is based on a planned operating volume of 80% of the productive capacity of 60,000 units per quarter. The following flexible budget information is available.

 

Operating Levels

 

 

 

 

70%

 

80%

 

90%

Production in units

 

42,000

 

48,000

 

54,000

Standard direct labor hours

 

252,000

 

288,000

 

324,000

Budgeted overhead

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed factory overhead

$

1,440,000

$

1,440,000

$

1,440,000

Variable factory overhead

$

1,008,000

$

1,152,000

$

1,296,000

 

During the current quarter, the company operated at 90% of capacity and produced 54,000 units of product; actual direct labor totaled 318,000 hours. Units produced were assigned the following standard costs:

 

 

 

Direct materials (1,566,000 Ibs. @ $3 per Ib.)

$

4,698,000

Direct labor (324,000 hrs. @ $6 per hr.)

 

1,944,000

Factory overhead (324,000 hrs. @ $9 per hr.)

 

2,916,000

 

   

Total standard cost

$

9,558,000

 

   
 

Actual costs incurred during the current quarter follow:

 

 

 

Direct materials (1,561,000 Ibs. @ $3.10 per lb.)

$

4,839,100

Direct labor (318,000 hrs. @ $5.75 per hr.)

 

1,828,500

Fixed factory overhead costs

 

2,820,000

Variable factory overhead costs

 

2,640,000

 

   

Total actual costs

$

12,127,600

3. value:

20.00 points

Required information
Required:

1. Compute the direct materials cost variance, including its price and quantity variances.

 

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