Question

Genie in a Bottle Company (GBC) manufactures plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry. The cost standards per 100 two-liter bottles are as follows:

Cost Category		Standard Cost per 100 Two-Liter Bottles
Direct labor			$1.2
Direct materials			5.52
Factory overhead			0.3
	Total		$7.02

At the beginning of July, GBC management planned to produce 460,000 bottles. The actual number of bottles produced for July was 496,800 bottles. The actual costs for July of the current year were as follows:

Cost Category		Actual Cost for the Month Ended July 31
Direct labor						$5,842
Direct materials						26,765
Factory overhead						1,505
	Total					$34,112

Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

a. Prepare the July manufacturing standard cost budget (direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead) for WBC, assuming planned production.

Genie in a Bottle Company
Manufacturing Cost Budget
For the Month Ended March 31
	Standard Cost at Planned Volume (460,000 Bottles)
Manufacturing costs:
Direct labor	$
Direct materials
Factory overhead
Total	$

b. Prepare a budget performance report for manufacturing costs, showing the total cost variances for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead for July. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Round your answers to two decimal places.

Genie in a Bottle Company
Manufacturing Costs-Budget Performance Report
For the Month Ended March 31
	Actual Costs	Standard Cost at Actual Volume (496,800 Bottles)	Cost Variance- (Favorable) Unfavorable
Manufacturing costs:
Direct labor	$	$	$
Direct materials
Factory overhead
Total manufacturing cost	$	$	$

c. The Company's actual costs were $763.36   than budgeted.   direct labor and direct material cost variances more than offset a small   factory overhead cost variance.

Answer 1

Genie in a Bottle Company Manufacturing Cost Budget For the Month Ended March 31 Standard Cost at Planned Volume (460,000 Bottles) Manufacturing costs: Direct Labor (460,000 Ⓡ$ 1.2 / 100) $ 5,520 Direct materials (460,000 x $ 5.52 / 100) 25,392 Factory Overheads (460,000 $0.30 / 100) 1,380 Total 32,292

Genie in a Bottle Company Manufacturing Costs - Budget Performance Report For the Month Ended March 31 Standard costs at Actual Volume Actual Costs (496,800 Bottles) [A] [B] Cost Variance (Favorable) Unfavorable [A-B] Manufacturing Costs: Direct labor Direct Materials Factory Overhead Total manufacturing cost 5,842.00 26,765.00 1,505.00 34,112.00 5,961.60 27,423.36 1,490.40 34,875.36 (119.60) (658.36) 14.60 (763.36) Working Notes Calculation of Standard cost at actual volume Direct Labor ( 496,800 x $ 1.2 / 100) Direct materials (496,800 x $ 5.52 / 100) Factory Overheads (496,800 x $ 0.30 / 100) 5,961.60 27,423.36 c. The Company's actual costs were $763.36 Less than budgeted. Favorable direct labor and direct material cost variances more than offset a small unfavorable factory overhead cost variance.