Question

Problem 23-5A (Part Level Submission) Hart Labs, Inc. provides mad cow disease testing for both state and federal governmental agricultural agencies. Because the company's customers are governmental agencies, prices are strictly regulated. Therefore, Hart Labs must constantly monitor and control its testing costs. Shown below are the standard costs for a typical test. Direct materials (2 test tubes @ $1.70 per tube) Direct labor (1 hour @ $30 per hour) Variable overhead (1 hour @ $7.00 per hour) Fixed overhead (1 hour @ $13.00 per hour) Total standard cost per test $3.40 30.00 7.00 13.00 $53.40 The lab does not maintain an inventory of test tubes. As a result, the tubes purchased each month are used that month. Actual activity for the month of November 2017, when 800 tests were conducted, resulted in the following: Direct materials (1,632 test tubes) Direct labor (832 hours) Variable overhead Fixed overhead $2,562 23,296 4,800 10,632 Monthly budgeted fixed overhead is $18,460. Revenues for the month were $53,600, and selling and administrative expenses were $3,700. (a) Your answer is partially correct. Try again. Compute the price and quantity variances for direct materials and direct labor. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.) Materials price variance Favorable Materials quantity variance Unfavorable Labor price variance ST 1664 Favorable Labor quantity variance 9601 Unfavorable

Answer 1

Answer - as per the given information

In standard costing

material price variance= "actual quantity at standard price less actual quantity at actual price"

So there is actual quantity standard price means

Actual material 1632

Standard price 1.70

Aq at ap =2562

All value put in the above formula

So, material price variance =1632×1.7 - 2562

Material price variance= 2774.4 -2562

Material price variance . = 212.4 (favorable)

So answer for material price variance is 212.4 favorable

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