The company applies variable overhead on the basis of


1. Landram Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs:

  Inputs

Standard Quantity   or Hours

Standard Price or   Rate

  Direct materials

                 2.0 kilos

         $7.00 per kilo

  Direct labor

                 1.6 hours

         $14.00 per hour

  Variable overhead

                 1.6 hours

         $2.00 per hour

In March the company produced 4,600 units using 10,220 kilos of the direct material and 2,200 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 10,790 kilos of the direct material at a cost of $76,670. The actual direct labor cost was $38,246 and the actual variable overhead cost was $11,947.

The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials price variance is computed when the materials are purchased.

The materials quantity variance for March is:
A. $7,140 U
B. $7,248 U
C. $7,140 F
D. $7,248 F

2. Hurren Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs:

  Inputs

Standard Quantity or Hours

Standard Price or Rate

Standard Cost Per Unit

  Direct materials

  4.8 grams

$7.00 per gram

$33.60        

  Direct labor

  0.8 hours

$13.00 per hour

$10.40        

  Variable overhead

  0.8 hours

$8.00 per hour

$6.40        

The company reported the following results concerning this product in June.

  Originally budgeted output

6,200  

  units

  Actual output

6,100  

  units

  Raw materials used in production

28,420  

  grams

  Actual direct labor-hours

4,800  

  hours

  Purchases of raw materials

32,200  

  grams

  Actual price of raw materials purchased

$7.10  

  per gram

  Actual direct labor rate

$13.90  

  per hour

  Actual variable overhead rate

$7.70  

  per hour

The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials price variance is computed when the materials are purchased.

The labor rate variance for June is: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)
A. $4,392 F
B. $4,320 F
C. $4,392 U
D. $4,320 U

3. Landram Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs:

  Inputs

Standard Quantity or Hours

Standard Price or   Rate

  Direct materials

                 2.0 kilos

           $7.00 per kilo

  Direct labor

                 1.0 hours

           $14.00 per hour

  Variable overhead

                 1.0 hours

           $6.00 per hour

In March the company produced 4,700 units using 10,280 kilos of the direct material and 2,260 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 10,850 kilos of the direct material at a cost of $76,730. The actual direct labor cost was $38,238 and the actual variable overhead cost was $11,939.
The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials price variance is computed when the materials are purchased.

The materials price variance for March is: (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
A. $640 U
B. $780 F
C. $780 U
D. $640 F

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