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Williams Ltd. manufactures and sells soaps. production. Thecompany operates a standard costing system. The standard...

Williams Ltd. manufactures and sells soaps. production. The company operates a standard costing system. The standard cost card for the product is as follows:

Direct material            1kg @ $8.00 per kg. $ 8.00

Direct labour               3hrs @ $4.50 per hr. $13.50

variable overhead       3hrs @ $0.50 per hr. $ 1.50

Fixed overhead           3hrs @ $7.40 per hr. $22.20                                    

Budgeted output for the month of October 2019 was 6,500 units.

Actual results for October were as follows.

Production:                                         7 100 units

Materials consumed in production     7 500 kg @ $58 500

Labour hours                                       19 100 @ $89 700

Variable overheads                             $9 800

Fixed overheads                                  $146 900

Required:

A.        Calculate the following variances:

(a).       Material price                                                     

(b)        Material usage                                              

(c).       Labour rate                                                    

(d)       Labour efficiency                                            

(e).       Variable overhead expenditure                       

Solutions

Expert Solution

A. Material Price Variance

* Actual Price = $58500/7500 = $7.8

B. Material Usage Variance

C. Labour Rate Variance

D. Labour Efficiency Variance

E. Variable overhead expenditure variance


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