Question

Clarissa McWhirter, vice-president of Cyprus Company, was pleased to see a small variance on the income statement after the trouble the company had been having in controlling manufacturing costs. She noted that the $16,386 overall manufacturing variance reported last period was well below the 3% limit that had been set for variances. The company produces and sells a single product. The standard cost card for the product follows:

Standard Cost Card—Per Unit
Direct materials, 4 metres at $2.40 per metre	$	9.60
Direct labour, 1.4 direct labour-hours at $9.0 per direct labour-hour		12.60
Variable overhead, 1.4 direct labour-hours at $2.5 per direct labour-hour		3.50
Fixed overhead, 1.4 direct labour-hours at $6 per direct labour-hour		8.40
Standard cost per unit	$	34.10

The following additional information is available for the year just completed:

1. The company manufactured 19,000 units of product during the year.
2. A total of 75,080 metres of material was purchased during the year at a cost of $2.70 per metre. All of this material was used to manufacture the 19,000 units. There were no beginning or ending inventories for the year.
3. The company worked 27,500 direct labour-hours during the year at a cost of $8.70 per hour.
4. Overhead cost is applied to products on the basis of standard direct labour-hours. Data relating to manufacturing overhead costs follow:

  

Denominator activity level (direct labour-hours)		25,600
Budgeted fixed overhead costs (from the flexible budget)	$	153,600
Actual fixed overhead costs	$	151,850
Actual variable overhead costs	$	70,470

  

Required:

1. Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances for the year. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)

2. Compute the direct labour rate and efficiency variances for the year. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)

3. For manufacturing overhead, compute the following:

a. The variable overhead spending and efficiency variances for the year. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)

b. The fixed overhead budget and volume variances for the year. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)

4. Compute the total variance. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Direct material price varriance = standard cost of actual quantity - actual cost

   = standard price * purchase quantity - actual cost

= $2.4 *75080 - 75080*2.70

   = 180192 - 202716 = 22524 U

Direct material quantity varriance = (SQ - AQ ) Standard price

   =( 4*19000 - 75080) *2.4

= (76000-75080)*2.4

= 2208 F

2. Direct labour rate varriance = ( standard rate - actual rate ) actual hour worked

= (9- 8.7) *27500

= 8250 F

Direct labour efficiency varriance = ( standard hour for actual output - actual hour worked ) SR

   = (19000*1.4 - 27500 ) *9

= 8100 U

3. a

varriable oh spending varriance = Budgeted varriable oh for actual hour - actual varriable oh

   = 2.5*27500 -70470

   = 1720 U

varriable oh efficiency varriance = standard varriable oh for production - Budgeted varriable oh for actual hour

=2.5 * 19000*1.4 - 2.5*27500

= 66500- 68750 = 2250 U

3,b

Fixed oh budget varriance = Budgeted fixed oh - actual fixed oh

   = 153600 -151850 = 1750 F

Fixed oh Volume varriance = Absorbed fixed oh - Budgeted fixed oh

=    standard rate per hour * standard hour for actual output -Budget fixed oh

   = 6 *1.4*19000 - 153600

   = 6000 F

4. Total cost varriance = standard cost for actual output - actual cost incurred

= 34.1*19000 - ( 75080*2.7 +27500*8.7+151850+70470)

   = 647900 - 664286 = 16386 U answer