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Montecino Corporation uses two different types of labor to manufacture its product. The types of labor, Cutting and Setup, have the following standards:
Labor Type | Standard Mix | Standard Unit Price | Standard Cost | |||
Cutting | 500 hours | $7.50 per unit | $3,750 | |||
Setup | 125 hours | 5.00 per unit | $ 625 | |||
Yield | 3,125 units |
During July, the following actual production information was
provided:
Labor Type | Actual Mix | |
Cutting | 4,375 hours | |
Setup | 1,875 hours | |
Yield | 28,125 units |
What is the Labor mix variance?
a.$3,750(U)
b.$1,563(F)
c.$3,750(F)
d.$1,563(U)
Actual hours = Cutting + Setup = 4375 + 1875 = 6,250 hours
Standard hours = Cutting + Setup = 500 + 125 = 625 hours
Actual hours in standard mix:
Cutting = 6,250 × (500/625) = 5,000 hours
Setup = 6,250 × (125/625) = 1,250 hours
Actual hours in actual mix:
Cutting = 4,375 hours
Setup = 1,875 hours
Mix variance:
Cutting = (Actual hour in standard mix – Actual hour in actual mix) × Standard rate
= (5,000 – 4,375) × $7.50
= 625 × $7.50
= 4,687.5 F, (since actual hour in actual mix < Actual hour in standard mix)
Setup = (Actual hour in standard mix – Actual hour in actual mix) × Standard rate
= (1,250 – 1,875) × $5
= 625 × $5
= 3,125 U, (since actual hour in actual mix > Actual hour in standard mix)
Total mix variance = Cutting + Setup
= 4,687.5 F + 3,125 U
= 1,562.5 F, (since F is greater than U)
= 1,563 F [rounded]
Answer: b