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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) (1.2 h @ $25 per hour) ($12 per DLH) ($25 per DLH) $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: Direct materials purchased Direct materials used Direct manufacturing labour incurred Actual variable manufacturing overhead incurred Actual fixed manufacturing overhead incurred 2400 kg for S20,640 1900 kg 1450 h @ $23 per hour $15.000 $43,060 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)

Answer 1

1.

Budgeted Standard Manufacturing Cost

Direct Material (1000*2*8)	16000
Direct Labour (1000*1.2)*25	30000
Prime Cost	46000
Manufacturing Overhead:
Variable Manufacturing Overhead (12*1000*1.2)	14400
Fixed Manufacturing Overhead (25*1680)	42000
Total Manufacturing Cost	102400

2. Let U be Unfavourable, F be Favorable

Direct Material variances:

• Material Price Variance: (8- (20640/2400))*2400 = 1440 (U)
• Material QuantityVariance: (1000*2 - 2400) * 8 = 3200 (U)
• Material Cost Variance: (1000*2*8 - 20640) = 4640 (U)

Direct Labour Variances:

• Labour Rate Variance: (25 - 23) * 1450 = 2900 (F)
• Labour Hour Variance: (1000*1.2 - 1450)*25 = 6250 (U)
• Labour Cost variance: (1000*1.2*25 - 1450*23) = 3350 (U)

Variable Manufacturing Overhead Variance:

• Variable Manufacturing Expenditure Variance: (12 - (15000/1450)) * 1450 = 2400(F)

• Variable Manufacturing Efficiency Variance: (1000*1.2 - 1450) * 12 = 3000(U)

• Variable Manufacturing Cost variance: (1000*1.2*12 - 15000) = 600 (U)

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead Variance:

• Fixed Manufacturing Expenditure Variance:42000 - 43060= 1060 (U)
• Fixed Manufacturing Efficiency Variance: (1450*25) - 42000 = 5750 (U)
• Fixed Manufacturing Cost Variance: (1450*25) - 43060 = 6810 (U)

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