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Question 5 (24 marks) You have recently been employed as a junior accountant at Thrones Ltd, a manufacturer of a miniature statue based on a popular TV show character. Unfortunately, your supervisor, the main company accountant, has been injured in a recent horse riding accident and is away from work for some time. The company CEO, after hearing you have recently graduated from a prestigious university with great results in management accounting, has asked you to prepare a variance report for a management meeting later in the week. You have been provided with the following information on the company's standard manufacturing costs schedule for their only product, along with the actual results for the last month. Standard cost per unit: Direct materials Direct manufacturing labour Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead Total (2 kg@$8 per kg) (1.2h@$25 per hour) ($12 per DLH) ($25 per $16.00 $30.00 $14.40 $30.00 $90.40 To calculate their unit manufacturing overhead rates, the denominator level used by the company for budgeting purposes is based on a volume of 1680 direct labour hours (1400 units). All variances are isolated at their earliest convenience Actual results extracted from the company's records for March include the following: 2400 kg for $20,640 1900 kg 1450 h@ $23 per hour $15,000 $43,060 Direct materials purchased Direct materials used Direct manufacturing labour incurred Actual variable manufacturing overhead incurred Actual fixed manufacturing overhead incurred The actual production for the month of March was 1000 units. Required: (a) Prepare a schedule showing the total budgeted standard manufacturing cost for the actual production of 1000 units in March. (5 marks) (b) Calculate all manufacturing variances for Thrones Ltd for direct materials, direct labour, variable and fixed overheads for the month of March, indicating whether each variance is favourable or unfavourable. (10 marks) (c) Provide a brief analysis of the company's performance based on the variances above, and which areas, if any, may require further investigation? (5 marks) (d) When overhead is allocated based on direct labour hours, as it is here, is it possible to have an unfavourable labour efficiency variance and, at the same time, have a favourable variable overhead efficiency variance? Briefly explain (4 marks)

only part b, thanks

Answer 1

Answer to Part B:

Direct Material Variance = (Standard quantity x Standard price) - (Actual quantity x Actual price)

= (1400x$16) - $ 20,640

= $ 22,400 - $ 20,640

= $ 1,760  

Thus, Direct Material variance is favourable

Direct Labor Variance = (Standard hrs x Standard price) - (Actual hrs x Actual price)

= (1680x$30) - (1450x$23)

= $ 50,400 - $ 33,350

= $ 17,050  

Thus, Direct Labor variance is favourable

Variable Manufacturing Overhead Variance = (Standard qty x Standard price) - (Actual Overhead Incurred)

= (1400x$14.40) - ($15,000)

= $ 20,160 - $ 15,000

= $ 5,160  

Thus, Variable Manufacturing Overhead variance is favourable.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead Variance = (Standard qty x Standard price) - (Actual Overhead Incurred)

= (1400x$30) - ($43,060)

= $ 42,000 - $ 43,060

= ($ 1,060 )

Thus, Fixed Manufacturing Overhead variance is unfavourable.