In: Accounting
Future Plastics, Inc. manufactures plastic mats to use with
rolling office chairs. Its standard cost information for last year
follows: 12 pts
Standard Quantity Standard Price
Direct Materials 12 sq ft. $0.72 per sq
ft
Direct Labor .25 hour $12.20 per hour
Variable Overhead .15hour $2 per hour
Future Plastic had actual results as follows:
Number of units produced and sold 1,000,000
Number of square feet of plastic used 11,800,000
Cost of Plastic Purchased and used $8,260,000
Number of labor hours worked 245,000
Direct Labor Cost $2,891,000
Variable Overhead Cost $450,000
a. Calculate the price variance for direct
materials
b. Calculate the quantity variance for direct
materials
c. Calculate the rate variance for labor costs
d. Calculate the efficiency variance for labor