In: Accounting
Lido Company's standard and actual costs per unit for the most recent period, during which 400 units were actually produced, are given below: Standard Actual Materials: Standard: 2 metres. at $1.50 per metre $3.00 Actual: 2.1 metres at $1.60 per metre $3.36 Direct labour: Standard: 1.5 hrs. at $6.00 per hr. 9.00 Actual: 1.4 hrs. at $6.50 per hr. 9.10 Variable overhead: Standard: 1.5 hrs. at $3.40 per hr. 5.10 Actual: 1.4 hrs. at $3.10 per hr. 4.34 Total unit cost $17.10 $16.80 All materials used were purchased during the period - there were no opening or closing inventories. Required: From the foregoing information, compute the following variances. Show whether the variance is favourable (F) or unfavourable (U): 1. Material price variance 2. Material quantity variance 3. Direct labour rate variance 4. Direct labour efficiency variance 5. Variable overhead spending variance 6. Variable overhead efficiency variance
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