In: Accounting
Superlight Limited has the following standard information for its single product:
Quantity Standard |
Price Standard |
|
Material |
7 kilogram per unit |
$1.50 per kilogram |
Labour |
2.5 hours per unit |
$20 per hour |
In March, the company produced 6,000 units. Actual data associated with March’s operations are as follows:
Materials purchased |
19,000 kilograms at a cost of $26,100 |
Material used in production |
51,000 kilograms |
Labour used in production |
14,500 hours at $23 per hour |
Required:
Material Price Variance = Standard cost of actual purchase - Material purchase cost
= (19,000 kg @ 1.50 per kg) - $26,100
= $28,500 - $26,100
= $2,400 (favorable)
Note: Price variance is calculated on purchase quantity.
Material Efficiency Variance = Standard price x (Standard quantity - Actual Quantity)
= $ 1.50 [(6,000 x 7) - (51,000)]
= $ 1.50 [(6,000 x 7) - (51,000)]
= $ 1.50 x (42000 - 51000)
= - $13,500
= $13,500 (Unfavorable)
Labour Price Variance = Actual labour hours x (Standard Labour price - Actual labour price)
= 14,500 hours x ($20 - $23)
= - $ 43,500
= $ 43,500 (Unfavorable)
Labour Efficiency Variance = Standard price x (Standard quantity - Actual Quantity)
= $20 x [(6,000 units x 2.5 hours) -14,500 hours ]
= $20 x (15,000 hours - 14,500 hours)
= $ 10,000 (favorable)
Possible explanation:
Material Price Variance = It is favorable as purchase cost per unit is lower than the standard cost
Material efficiency variance = It is Unfavorable as material used 51,000 kg compare to standard quantity of 42,000 kg
Labour Price variance = It is unfavorable as labour cost incurred $23 per hour against $20 which is standard
Labour Efficiency variance = It is favorable as 14,500 labour hours used in production compare to standard 15,000 hours.
Is there possibly a relationship between any of these variances?
There is no relationship between any of above variance. Any of above variance may be favorable or unfavorable.