Question

Dasebre Ltd produces and sells one product with the brand name Sobolo. The standard cost for one unit being as follows:

                                                                                                                                             $

Direct material A – 10 kilograms at $20 per kg                                                         200

Direct material B – 5 litres at $6 per litre                                                                      30

Direct wages – 5 hours at $6 per hour                                                                            30

Variable production overhead                                                                                             50

Total standard cost                                                                                                          310

The variable production Overheads is incurred in direct proportion to the direct labour hours worked. The budgeted sales volume for the month of May was 900 units at Standard price of $350

Actual results for the month of May are as follows:

Production and Sales                                                  800 units

Material A                                                              7,800 kg used, costing $ 159,900

Material B                                                            4,300 litres used, costing $ 23,650

Direct wages                                                         4,200 hours worked for $ 24,150

Variable production overhead                                   $ 46,200

Sales proceeds                                                            $ 320,000

The Managing Director of Dasebre Ltd does not understand why there are differences between the standard and the actual costs and has tasked you as a Management consultant to undertake a variance analysis to investigate the differences recorded for the year under review.

Note: Computations are required to support your analysis

Required:

Write a report to the Managing Director, highlighting all the possible variances in Material, Labour, Variable Overheads and Sales and their possible causes.

The information below was extracted from the books of Battle Field Ltd for the year ended December 31, 2019.

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