Timothy Company employs standard costing. The standards and
actual operating data for the month are as follows:
Standards | |
Direct materials | 3.0 pounds per unit @ $4.50 per pound |
Direct labor | 5.0 hours per unit @ $10.25 per hour |
Standard quantity allowed | 10,500 pounds |
Standard hours allowed | 17,500 hours |
Actual | |
Direct materials purchased | 11,000 pounds @ $4.25 per pound |
Direct materials used | 10,700 pounds |
Direct labor | 17,300 hours @ $10.20 per hour |
The overall direct materials variance is:
A. |
none of these |
|
B. |
$1,775 F |
|
C. |
$1,775 UF |
|
D. |
$500 UF |
|
E. |
$500 F |
The materials quantity variance is:
A. |
none of these |
|
B. |
$900 F |
|
C. |
$2,250 F |
|
D. |
$900 UF |
|
E. |
$2,250 UF |
The direct materials price variance is:
A. |
$2,675 F |
|
B. |
$2,750 F |
|
C. |
$2,750 UF |
|
D. |
$2,675 UF |
|
E. |
none of these |
The labor efficiency variance is:
A. |
$2,050 F |
|
B. |
$2050 UF |
|
C. |
$2,040 F |
|
D. |
$2,040 UF |
|
E. |
none of these |
The overall direct labor variance is:
A. |
$2,915 F |
|
B. |
$2,915 UF |
|
C. |
none of these |
|
D. |
$1,175 UF |
|
E. |
$1,175 F |
The labor rate variance is:
A. |
$875 F |
|
B. |
$875 UF |
|
C. |
$865 UF |
|
D. |
$865 F |
|
E. |
none of these |
|
Answers
Quantity (AQ) |
Rate (AR) |
Actual Cost |
|
Direct Material |
10700 |
$ 4.25 |
$ 45,475.00 |
Direct labor |
17300 |
$ 10.20 |
$ 176,460.00 |
--Standard
Quantity (SQ) |
Rate (SR) |
Standard Cost |
|
Direct Material |
10500 |
$ 4.50 |
$ 47,250.00 |
Direct labor |
17500 |
$ 10.25 |
$ 179,375.00 |
Material Spending Variance |
||||||
( |
Standard Cost |
- |
Actual Cost |
) |
||
( |
$ 47,250.00 |
- |
$ 45,475.00 |
) |
||
1775 |
||||||
Variance |
$ 1,775.00 |
Favourable-F |
Note: In Case the Variance is based on ‘quantity purchased’, the
above answer will be $ 500 F (Option ‘E’)
Option ‘D’ $ 900 UF
Material Quantity Variance |
||||||
( |
Standard Quantity |
- |
Actual Quantity |
) |
x |
Standard Rate |
( |
10500 |
- |
10700 |
) |
x |
$ 4.50 |
-900 |
||||||
Variance |
$ 900.00 |
Unfavourable-U |
Material Price Variance |
||||||
( |
Standard Rate |
- |
Actual Rate |
) |
x |
Actual Quantity |
( |
$ 4.50 |
- |
$ 4.25 |
) |
x |
10700 |
2675 |
||||||
Variance |
$ 2,675.00 |
Favourable-F |
Labour Efficiency Variance |
||||||
( |
Standard Hours |
- |
Actual Hours |
) |
x |
Standard Rate |
( |
17500 |
- |
17300 |
) |
x |
$ 10.25 |
2050 |
||||||
Variance |
$ 2,050.00 |
Favourable-F |
Labor Spending Variance |
||||||
( |
Standard Cost |
- |
Actual Cost |
) |
||
( |
$ 179,375.00 |
- |
$ 176,460.00 |
) |
||
2915 |
||||||
Variance |
$ 2,915.00 |
Favourable-F |
Labor Rate Variance |
||||||
( |
Standard Rate |
- |
Actual Rate |
) |
x |
Actual Labor Hours |
( |
$ 10.25 |
- |
$ 10.20 |
) |
x |
17300 |
865 |
||||||
Variance |
$ 865.00 |
Favourable-F |
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