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Orion Corporation has established the following standards for the prime costs of one unit...

Orion Corporation has established the following standards for the prime costs of one unit of its chief product, dartboards.

 

Standard Quantity

Standard Priceor Rate

Standard Cost

Direct material

8 pounds

$ 1.75 per pound

$ 14.00

Direct labor

.25 hour

$ 8.00per hour

2.00

Total

 

 

$ 16.00

During June, Orion purchased 160,000 pounds of direct material at a total cost of $304,000. The total wages for June were $42,000, 90 percent of which were for direct labor. Orion manufactured 19,000dartboards during June, using 142,500 pounds of direct material and 5,000 direct-labor hours.

Required: Compute the following variances for June, and indicate whether each is favorable or unfavorable.

1. The direct-material price variance.

2. The direct-material quantity variance.

3. The direct-labor rate variance.

4. The direct-labor efficiency variance.

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