Question

Marvel Parts, Inc., manufactures auto accessories. One of the company's products is a set of seat covers that can be adjusted to fit nearly any small car. The company has a standard cost system in use for all of its products. According to the standards that have been set for the seat covers, the factory should work 1,020 hours each month to produce 2,040 sets of covers. The standard costs associated with this level of production are: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead (based on direct labor-hours) Per Set Total of Covers $ 37,740 $18.50 $ 9,180 4.50 $ 2.448 1.20 $24.20 During August, the factory worked only 1,000 direct labor-hours and produced 2,900 sets of covers. The following actual costs were recorded during the month: Direct materials (9,100 yards) Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Per Set Total of Covers $ 52,780 $18.20 $ 13,630 4.70 $ 4,640 1.60 $24.50 At standard, each set of covers should require 2.50 yards of material. All of the materials purchased during the month were used in production. Required: 1. Compute the materials price and quantity variances for August. (Input all amounts as positive values. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e, zero variance).) Materials price variance Materials quantity variance $ 14,560 F $ 13,690 U

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Answer 1

1)	Materials price variance
	(Actual price - standard price)*AQ purchased						52780/9100=		5.8
	(5.8 -7.4)*9100						18.5/2.5=		7.4
	14560	F
	Material Quantity variance
	(actual qty used - std qty allowed)*SR
	(9100 - 2900*2.5)*7.4
	13,690	U
2)	Direcl labor rate variance
	(Actual rate - standard rate )*actul hours						13630/1000=		13.63
	(13.63-9)*1000						9180/1020 =		9
	4630	U					4.5/9		0.5
	direct labor efficiency variance
	(Actual hrs - standard hrs allowed)*standard rate
	(1000 - 2900*.5)*9
	4,050	F
3)	Variable overhead rate variance
	(Actual rate - standard rate )*actul hours
	(4640 - 2.4*1000)						2448/1020=		2.4
	2240	U
	Variable overhead Efficiency variance
	(Actual hrs - standard hrs allowed)*standard rate
	(1000-2900*.5)*2.4
	1080	F