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Assume Dunst Consulting has created a standard cost card for each job. Standard direct materials per job include 12 software packages at a cost of $ 1,150per package. Standard direct labor costs per job include 95 hours at $ 200 per hour. Dunst plans on completing 11 jobs during March
2018. Actual direct materials costs for March included 75 software packages at a total cost of $ 90,000.
Actual direct labor costs included 120 hours per job at an average rate of $ 208 per hour. Dunst completed all 11 jobs in March.
Calculate direct materials cost and efficiency variances. Calculate direct labor cost and efficiency variances Prepare journal entries to record the use of both materials and labor for march for the company |
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Std Package allowed for actual jobs (12*11): 132 | ||||||
Std price per package: 1150 | ||||||
Actual Package: 75 | ||||||
Actual price (90000/75): 1200 | ||||||
Material cost variance = Sstd Qty*Std price - Actual Qty*Actual price | ||||||
132 *1150 - 1200 *75 = 61800 F | ||||||
Material efficiency variance = Std price (Std qty-Actual Qty) | ||||||
1150 (132-75) = 65550 F | ||||||
Std labour hours allowed (11*95): 1045 hours | ||||||
Std rate per hour: 200 per hour | ||||||
Actual labour hours: (11*120): 1320 hours | ||||||
Actual rate per hour: 208 | ||||||
Labour cost variance = Std hours*Std rate - Actual hours*Actual rate | ||||||
1045 *200 - 1320 *208 = 65560 U | ||||||
Labouor Efficiency variance = Std rate (Std hours-Actual Hours) | ||||||
200 (1045-1320)= 55000 U | ||||||
Journal entries for usage of material and labouor: | ||||||
Work in process inventory Dr. (132*1150) | 151800 | |||||
Material Inventory control Account (75*1150) | 86250 | |||||
Material efficiency Variance | 65550 | |||||
Work in Process inventory Dr. (1045*200) | 209000 | |||||
Labour efficiency Variance Dr. | 55000 | |||||
Manufacturing wages Account (1320*200) | 264000 | |||||