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European Styles, Inc. manufactures women’s blouses of one quality, which are produced in l...

European Styles, Inc. manufactures women’s blouses of one quality, which are produced in lots to fill each special order. Its customers are department stores in various cities. European Styles sews the particular stores’ labels on the blouses, During November. the company worked on three orders, for which the month’s job-cost records disclose the following data.

lot Number

Boxes inlot

Material Used(yards)

Hours Worked

22

1,000

24,100

2,980

23

1,700

40,440

5,130

24

1,200

28,825

2,390

The following additional information is available:

1. The firm purchased 95,000 yards of material during November at a cost of $106,400.

2. Direct labor during November amounted to $165,000, According to payroll records. Production employees were paid $15.00 per hour.

3. There was no work in process on November 1. During November, lots 22 and 23 were completed. All material was issued for lot 24, which was80 percent completed as to direct labor.

4. The standard costs for a box of six blouses are as follows:

 

Direct material

24 yards at $1.10 per yard.

$26.40

Direct labor

3hours at$14.70per hr.

44.1 0

Manufacturing overhead

3hours at $12.00 per hr.

$36.00

Standard cost per box

 

$106.50

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule computing the standard cost of lots 22, 23, and 24 for November.

2. Prepare a schedule showing. for each lot produced during November:

a. Direct-material price variance.

b. Direct-material quantity variance.

c. Direct-labor efficiency variance.

d. Direct-labor rate variance.

Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable.

3. Prepare journal entries to record each of the following events.

• Purchase of material.

• Incurrence of direct-labor cost.

• Addition of direct-material and direct-labor cost to Work-in-Process Inventory.

• Recording of direct-material and direct-labor variances.

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