In: Accounting
Question 3: Variance Analysis (20 marks in total)
You have introduced a standard cost accounting system for FOL. The following standard costs have been developed for producing 1kg of the Cattle drench.
|
Direct materials (1 kilogram) |
$ 20 |
||||
|
Direct Labour (.25 hours) |
$ 15 |
||||
|
Overhead (DLH basis) |
$ 3 |
||||
|
$ 38 |
|||||
Production and cost information for May was:
|
Actual direct material purchased |
1200 |
kilograms |
|||
|
Actual direct materials issued |
900 |
kilograms |
|||
|
Actual output |
800 |
kilograms |
|||
|
Actual cost of materials purchased |
$ 25,500 |
||||
|
Actual direct labour rate |
$ 60 |
per hour |
|||
|
Actual direct labour hours |
280 |
||||
|
Actual overhead costs |
$ 4,500 |
||||
Required
(a) materials price
(b) materials usage
(c) direct labour rate
(d) direct labour efficiency
(e) total overhead