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Parker Plastic, Inc., manufactures plastic mats to use with rolling office chairs. Its standard cost information for last year follows: Standard Quantity Standard Price (Rate) Standard Unit Cost Direct materials (plastic) 8 sq ft. $ 1.02 per sq. ft. $ 8.16 Direct labor 0.3 hr. $ 11.10 per hr. 3.33 Variable manufacturing overhead (based on direct labor hours) 0.3 hr. $ 2.60 per hr. 0.78 Fixed manufacturing overhead ($383,880 ÷ 914,000 units) 0.42 Parker Plastic had the following actual results for the past year: Number of units produced and sold 1,080,000 Number of square feet of plastic used 11,600,000 Cost of plastic purchased and used $ 11,600,000 Number of labor hours worked 312,000 Direct labor cost $ 3,681,600 Variable overhead cost $ 800,000 Fixed overhead cost $ 369,000
Required: Calculate Parker Plastic’s direct labor rate and efficiency variances.
Labor Rate Variance |
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( |
Standard Rate |
- |
Actual Rate |
) |
x |
Actual Labor Hours |
( |
$ 11.10 |
- |
$ 11.80 |
) |
x |
312000 |
-218400 |
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Variance |
$ 218,400.00 |
Unfavourable-U |
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Labour Efficiency Variance |
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( |
Standard Hours |
- |
Actual Hours |
) |
x |
Standard Rate |
( |
324000 |
- |
312000 |
) |
x |
$ 11.10 |
133200 |
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Variance |
$ 133,200.00 |
Favourable-F |