Question - Sven Enterprises is a large producer of gourmet pet food. During April, it produced 147 batches of puppy meal. Each batch weighs 1,000 pounds. To produce this quantity of output, the company purchased and used 148,450 pounds of direct material at a cost of $593,800. It also incurred direct labor costs of $17,600 for the 2,200 hours worked by employees on the puppy meal crew. Manufacturing overhead incurred at the puppy meal plant during April totaled $3,625, of which $2,450 was considered fixed. Sven's standard cost information for 1,000-pound batches of puppy meal is as follows:
Direct materials standard price...................$4.20 per pound
Standard quantity allowed per batch.................1020 pounds
Direct labor standard rate...........................$8.50 per hour
Standard hours allowed per batch......................14 direct labor hours
Fixed overhead budgeted...............................$2,800 per month
Normal level of production.............................140 batchers per month
Variable overhead application rate ($2,800/40 batches)....................................$20.00 per batch
Total overhead application rate........................$29.00 per batch
Instructions -
a. Compute the material price and quantity variances
b. Compute the labor rate and efficiency variances
c. Compute the manufacturing overhead spending and volume variances.
d. Record the journal entry to charge materials (at standard) to Work in Process.
e. Record the journal entry to charge direct labor (at standard) to Work in Process.
f. Record the journal entry to charge manufacturing overhead (at standard) to Work in Process.
g. Record the journal entry to transfer the 147 batches of puppy meal produced in April to Finished goods.
h. Record the journal entry to close any over- or underapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold.