The Wright Company has a standard costing system. The following data are available for September: |
Actual quantity of direct materials purchased |
20,000 |
pounds |
Standard price of direct materials |
$7 |
per pound |
Material price variance |
$5,000 |
unfavorable |
Material quantity variance |
$2,500 |
favorable |
The actual price per pound of direct materials purchased in September is: (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) |
$6.68
$7.00
$7.25
$7.32
The following labor standards have been established for a particular product: |
Standard labor-hours per unit of output |
9.2 |
hours |
Standard labor rate |
$13.00 |
per hour |
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month: |
Actual hours worked |
7,000 |
hours |
Actual total labor cost |
$88,200 |
|
Actual output |
950 |
units |
What is the labor efficiency variance for the month? |
$25,420 F
$25,420 U
$21,924 F
$22,620 F
Krizum Industries makes heavy construction equipment. The standard for a particular crane calls for 19 direct labor-hours at $15 per direct labor-hour. During a recent period 1,250 cranes were made. The labor rate variance was zero and the labor efficiency variance was $5,100 unfavorable. How many actual direct labor-hours were worked? |
28,850
23,750
24,090
22,500
The Fischer Corporation uses a standard costing system. The following data have been assembled for December: |
Actual direct labor-hours worked |
6,700 |
hours |
Standard direct labor rate |
$10 |
per hour |
Labor efficiency variance |
$1,500 |
unfavorable |
The standard hours allowed for December’s production is: |
6,400 hours
6,550 hours
6,700 hours
6,850 hours
The following standards for variable manufacturing overhead have been established for a company that makes only one product: |
Standard hours per unit of output |
7.4 |
hours |
Standard variable overhead rate |
$13.80 |
per hour |
The following data pertain to operations for the last month: |
Actual hours |
2,775 |
hours |
Actual total variable manufacturing overhead cost |
$38,995 |
|
Actual output |
200 |
units |
What is the variable overhead efficiency variance for the month? |
$18,571 U
$17,871 U
$700 F
$20,424 F
Landram Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: |
Standard Quantity or Hours |
Standard Price or Rate |
|
Direct materials |
2.0 liters |
$7.00 per liters |
Direct labor |
0.7 hours |
$15.00 per hour |
Variable overhead |
0.7 hours |
$5.00 per hour |
The company produced 4,500 units in April using 10,130 liters of direct material and 2,110 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 10,700 liters of the direct material at $7.10. per liter. The actual direct labor rate was $15.50 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $5.00 per hour. |
The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. |
The materials quantity variance for April is: |
$7,910 F
$8,023 U
$8,023 F
$7,910 U
Hurren Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: |
Standard Quantity or Hours |
Standard Price or Rate |
Standard Cost Per Unit |
|
Direct materials |
4.4 grams |
$8.00 per gram |
$35.20 |
Direct labor |
0.7 hours |
$19.00 per hour |
$13.30 |
Variable overhead |
0.7 hours |
$4.00 per hour |
$2.80 |
The company reported the following results concerning this product in June. |
Originally budgeted output |
6,600 |
units |
Actual output |
6,500 |
units |
Raw materials used in production |
28,380 |
grams |
Actual direct labor-hours |
4,500 |
hours |
Purchases of raw materials |
31,800 |
grams |
Actual price of raw materials purchased |
$8.10 |
per gram |
Actual direct labor rate |
$19.90 |
per hour |
Actual variable overhead rate |
$3.70 |
per hour |
The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. |
The materials quantity variance for June is: |
$1,760 U
$1,782 F
$1,760 F
$1,782 U
Hurren Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: |
Standard Quantity or Hours |
Standard Price or Rate |
Standard Cost Per Unit |
|
Direct materials |
4.2 grams |
$4.00 per gram |
$16.80 |
Direct labor |
1.7 hours |
$17.00 per hour |
$28.90 |
Variable overhead |
1.7 hours |
$6.00 per hour |
$10.20 |
The company reported the following results concerning this product in June. |
Originally budgeted output |
7,200 |
units |
Actual output |
7,100 |
units |
Raw materials used in production |
28,360 |
grams |
Actual direct labor-hours |
4,300 |
hours |
Purchases of raw materials |
31,600 |
grams |
Actual price of raw materials purchased |
$4.10 |
per gram |
Actual direct labor rate |
$17.90 |
per hour |
Actual variable overhead rate |
$5.70 |
per hour |
The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. |
The materials price variance for June is: |
$3,160 U
$2,856 F
$2,856 U
$3,160 F
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Hurren Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: |
Standard Quantity or Hours |
Standard Price or Rate |
Standard Cost Per Unit |
|
Direct materials |
3.1 grams |
$5.00 per gram |
$15.50 |
Direct labor |
0.9 hours |
$14.00 per hour |
$12.60 |
Variable overhead |
0.9 hours |
$5.00 per hour |
$4.50 |
The company reported the following results concerning this product in June. |
Originally budgeted output |
8,800 |
units |
Actual output |
8,700 |
units |
Raw materials used in production |
26,000 |
grams |
Actual direct labor-hours |
7,200 |
hours |
Purchases of raw materials |
30,500 |
grams |
Actual price of raw materials purchased |
$5.10 |
per gram |
Actual direct labor rate |
$14.90 |
per hour |
Actual variable overhead rate |
$4.70 |
per hour |
The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. |
The labor efficiency variance for June is: |
$9,387 U
$8,820 U
$9,387 F
$8,820 F
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Hurren Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: |
Standard Quantity or Hours |
Standard Price or Rate |
Standard Cost Per Unit |
|
Direct materials |
10.10 grams |
$5.00 per gram |
$50.50 |
Direct labor |
0.2 hours |
$18.00 per hour |
$3.60 |
Variable overhead |
0.2 hours |
$5.00 per hour |
$1.00 |
The company reported the following results concerning this product in June. |
Originally budgeted output |
8,800 |
units |
Actual output |
8,900 |
units |
Raw materials used in production |
41,700 |
grams |
Purchases of raw materials |
49,100 |
grams |
Actual direct labor-hours |
740 |
hours |
Actual cost of raw materials purchases |
$263,940 |
|
Actual direct labor cost |
$8,428 |
|
Actual variable overhead cost |
$3,404 |
The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. |
The labor rate variance for June is: |
$4,910 F
$4,892 F
$4,910 U
$4,892 U
Hurren Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: |
Standard Quantity or Hours |
Standard Price or Rate |
Standard Cost Per Unit |
|
Direct materials |
3.4 grams |
$4.00 per gram |
$13.60 |
Direct labor |
0.6 hours |
$11.00 per hour |
$6.60 |
Variable overhead |
0.6 hours |
$8.00 per hour |
$4.80 |
The company reported the following results concerning this product in June. |
Originally budgeted output |
8,500 |
units |
Actual output |
8,400 |
units |
Raw materials used in production |
28,280 |
grams |
Actual direct labor-hours |
4,800 |
hours |
Purchases of raw materials |
30,800 |
grams |
Actual price of raw materials purchased |
$4.10 |
per gram |
Actual direct labor rate |
$11.90 |
per hour |
Actual variable overhead rate |
$7.70 |
per hour |
The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. |
The variable overhead efficiency variance for June is: |
$1,848 F
$1,920 U
$1,848 U
$1,920 F
Hurren Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: |
Standard Quantity or Hours |
Standard Price or Rate |
Standard Cost Per Unit |
|
Direct materials |
4.7 grams |
$2.00 per gram |
$9.40 |
Direct labor |
0.7 hours |
$12.00 per hour |
$8.40 |
Variable overhead |
0.7 hours |
$7.00 per hour |
$4.90 |
The company reported the following results concerning this product in June. |
Originally budgeted output |
6,900 |
units |
Actual output |
6,800 |
units |
Raw materials used in production |
28,410 |
grams |
Actual direct labor-hours |
4,200 |
hours |
Purchases of raw materials |
32,100 |
grams |
Actual price of raw materials purchased |
$2.10 |
per gram |
Actual direct labor rate |
$12.90 |
per hour |
Actual variable overhead rate |
$6.70 |
per hour |
The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. |
The variable overhead rate variance for June is: |
$1,428 U
$1,428 F
$1,260 F
$1,260 U
Landram Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: |
Standard Quantity or Hours |
Standard Price or Rate |
|
Direct materials |
2.0 kilos |
$7.00 per kilo |
Direct labor |
1.4 hours |
$16.00 per hour |
Variable overhead |
1.4 hours |
$4.00 per hour |
In March the company produced 4,400 units using 10,200 kilos of the direct material and 2,180 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 10,770 kilos of the direct material at a cost of $76,650. The actual direct labor cost was $38,248 and the actual variable overhead cost was $11,949. |
The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. |
The materials price variance for March is: |
$1,120 U
$1,260 F
$1,260 U
$1,120 F