Question

uring overhead is applied to pro Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is anal duction based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows: (1) Standard Quantity or Hours (2) Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost (1)x12 $40.00 Inputs Direct materials .................. Direct labor..................... Variable overhead................. Total standard cost per unit...... 5 pounds 2 hours 2 hours $8.00 per pound $14 per hour $5 per hour 28.00 10.00 $78.00 The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 25,000 units. However, dur. ing March the company actually produced and sold 30,000 units and incurred the following costs a. Purchased 160,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $7.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production. b. Direct laborers worked 55,000 hours at a rate of $15.00 per hour. c. Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $280,500. Required: 1. What raw materials cost would be included in the company's planning budget for March? 2. What raw materials cost would be included in the company's flexible budget for March? 3. What is the materials price variance for March? 4. What is the materials quantity variance for March? 5. If Preble had purchased 170,000 pounds of materials at $7.50 per pound and used 160.000 pounds in production, what would be the materials price variance for March? 6. If Preble had purchased 170,000 pounds of materials at $7.50 per pound and used 160,00 pounds in production, what would be the materials quantity variance for March? 7. What direct labor cost would be included in the company's planning budget for March? 8 What direct labor cost would be included in the company's flexible budget for March 9. What is the labor rate variance for March? 10. What is the labor efficiency variance for March? 11. What is the labor spending variance for March? 12 What variable manufacturing overhead cost would be included in the company's plann budget for March? variable manufacturing overhead cost would be included in the company's flexible bu get for March? 14. What is the variable overhead rate variance for March? 15. What is the variable overhead efficiency variance for March? N-

Answer 1

1. Raw material cost included in planning budget = 25,000*$40 = $1,000,000

2. Raw material cost included in flexible budget = 30,000*$40 = $1,200,000

3. Material price variance = Actual quantity * (Standard price-Actual price)

Material price variance = 160,000 * ($8-7.5) = $80,000 Favorable

4. Material quantity variance = Standard price * (Actual quantity-Standard quantity)

Standard quantity = 30,000*5 = 150,000

Material quantity variance = $8 * (160,000-150,000) = $80,000 Unfavorable

5. Material price variance = 170,000 * ($8-7.50) = $85,000 Favorable

6. Material quantity variance = $80,000 Unfavorable

7. Direct labor cost included in planning budget = 25,000*$28 = $700,000

8. Direct labor cost included in flexible budget = 30,000*$28 = $840,000

9. Labor rate variance = Actual hours * (Standard rate-Actual rate)

Labor rate variance = 55,000 * ($14-15) = $55,000 Unfavorable

10. Labor efficiency variance = Standard rate * (Actual hours-Standard hours)

Standard hours = 30,000*2 = 60,000 hours

Labor efficiency variance = $14 * (55,000-60,000) = $70,000 Favorable

11. Labor spending variance = $55,000 U + 70,000 F = $15,000 Favorable

12. Variable manufacturing overhead included in planning budget = 25,000*$10 = $250,000

13. Variable manufacturing overhead included in flexible budget = 30,000*$10 = $300,000

14. Variable overhead rate variance = Actual hours * (Standard rate-Actual rate)

Variable overhead rate variance = 55,000 * ($5 - $280,500/55,000) = $5,500 Unfavorable

15. Variable overhead efficiency variance = Standard rate * (Actual hours-Standard hours)

Variable overhead efficiency variance = $5 * (55,000-60,000) = $25,000 Favorable