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Highland Company produces a lightweight backpack that is popular with college students. Standard variable costs relating to a single backpack are given below:
Standard Quantity or Hours | Standard
Price or Rate |
Standard Cost |
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Direct materials | ? | $4.5 per yard | $? | |
Direct labor | ? | ? | ? | |
Variable manufacturing overhead | ? | $2 per direct labor-hour | ? | |
Total standard cost |
$? |
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Overhead is applied to production on the basis of direct labor-hours. During March, 525 backpacks were manufactured and sold. Selected information relating to the month's production is given below: |
Materials Used | Direct Labor | Variable Manufacturing Overhead |
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Total standard cost allowed* | $9,450 | $5,880 | $1,470 | |
Actual costs incurred | $7,700 | ? | $1,650 | |
Direct materials price variance | ? | |||
Direct materials quantity variance | $450 U | |||
Direct labor rate variance | ? | |||
Direct labor efficiency variance | ||||
Variable overhead rate variance | ? | |||
Variable overhead efficiency variance | ? | |||
*For the month's production. |
The following additional information is available for March's production: |
Actual direct labor-hours | 900 | |
Standard overhead rate per direct labor-hour | $3.9 | |
Standard price of one yard of materials | $7.8 | |
Difference between standard and actual cost per backpack produced during March | $.20 | F |
Requirement 1: |
a)What is the standard cost of a single backpack? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
Standard cost for March Production: Materials ___________ Direct Labor __________ Variable manuf overhead ___________ Total standard cost Number of backpacks produced __________ Standard cost of a single backpack __________
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b)What was the actual cost per backpack produced during March? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
Standard cost of a single backpack _________
Deduct difference between standard and actual cost _________
Actual cost per backpack _________
c)How many yards of material are required at standard per backpack? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Total standard cost of materials allowed during March _________ Number of backpacks produced during March _________ Standard materials cost per backpack _________ Standard materials cost per yard _________ Number of yards per backpack _________ |
d)What was the direct materials price variance for March? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
Materials price variance __________ ___________
Materials quantity variance __________ __________
Spending bariance _________ __________
Requirement 2: |
What is the standard direct labor rate per hour? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
Standard variable manufacturing overhead cost for March ___________
Standard variable manufacturing overhead rate per direct labor-hour ___________
Standard direct labor-hours for March __________
Standard direct labor cost for March __________
Standard direct labor rate per hour ___________
Requirement 3: |
What was the direct labor rate variance for March? The direct labor efficiency variance? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
Labor rate variance ___________ ____________ | ||
Labor efficiency variance ___________ ____________ |
Requirement 4: |
What was the variable overhead rate variance for March? The variable overhead efficiency 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. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
Variable overhead rate variance ___________ ____________ | ||
Variable overhead Efficiency variance ___________ ____________ |
Requirement 5: |
Prepare a standard cost card for one backpack. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
Standard
Quantity or Hours |
Standard Price or Rate | Standard Cost | |
Direct materials | ____________yards | 4.5 per yard | $__________ |
Direct labor | _____________ours | $__ per hour | __________ |
Variable manufacturing overhead | ____________hours | 2.0 per hour | __________ |
Total standard cost |
$_________ |
(1a) Standard cost of Single Backpack :-
Material (9450/525) |
18 |
Labour (5880/525) |
11.2 |
Variable O/H (1470/525) |
2.8 |
Standard cost of Single Backpack |
32 |
(1b) Actual cost of Single Backpack :-
Difference between standard and actual cost per backpack produced during March = 0.20 (F)
Actual cost of Single Backpack = 32 – 0.20 = 31.80
(1c) Yards of material are required at standard per backpack :-
Total standard cost of materials allowed during March |
9450 |
Number of backpacks produced during March |
525 |
Standard materials cost per backpack |
(9450/4.5) =2100 |
Standard materials cost per yard |
4.5 |
Number of yards per backpack |
(2100/525) =4 |
(1d) DM Variances:-
DM Price Variance |
2200 (F) |
DM Quantity Variance |
450 (U) |
DM Spending variance |
1750 (F) |
Direct Material Spending Variance :-
= Std cost – Actual cost
= 9450 – 7700= 1750(F)
Material Qty Variance = 450(U)
Material Cost Variance = Material Price Variance + Material Qty Variance
1750(F) = MPV + 450(U)
MPV = 2200 (F)
(2)
Standard variable manufacturing overhead cost for March (A) |
1470 |
Standard variable manufacturing overhead rate per direct labor-hour (B) |
2 |
Standard direct labor-hours for March (C=A/B) |
735 hrs |
Standard direct labor cost for March (D) |
5880 |
Standard direct labor rate per hour (D/C) |
$ 8 per hour |
(3)
Direct Labour Rate Variance |
144(U) |
Direct Labour Efficiency Variance |
1320(U) |
Labour Rate Variance :-
(Std Rate – Actual Rate) * Actual hrs
Actual Total cost per Back Pack = 31.80
Actual total cost of 525 Back pack – 525*31.80= 16695
Actual Labour cost = Actual total cost – Actual Material cost – Actual variable cost
= 16695 – 7700– 1650= 7345
Actual Rate per hr = 7345/900 hrs = 8.16
=( Std Rate – Actual Rate) * Actual hrs
=(8 – 8.16) * 900= 144(U)
Labour Efficiency Variance:-
(Std hrs – Actual hrs) * SR
(735 – 900) * 8 = 1320(U)
Actual cost of Single Backpack :-
Difference between standard and actual cost per backpack produced during March = 0.20 (F)
Actual cost of Single Backpack = 32 – 0.20 = 31.80
(4)
V. O/H Rate Variance |
150(F) |
V. O/H Efficiency Variance |
330(U) |
Variable O/H Rate Variance :-
(Std Rate – Actual Rate) * Actual hrs
Std Rate = 2 per hr
Actual rate = 1650 / 900 hrs = 1.83
=(2 – 1.83) * 900 = 150(F)
V. O/H Efficiency Variance:-
(Std hrs – Actual hrs) * SR
(735 – 900) * 2= 330(U)
(5) Std Cost card:-
Standard Quantity
or |
Standard Price or Rate |
Standard Cost |
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Direct materials |
4 yards |
4.5 per yard |
$ 18 |
Direct labor |
1.4 hours |
$8per hour |
$ 11.2 |
Variable manufacturing overhead |
1.4 hours |
2.0 per hour |
$ 2.8 |
Total standard cost |
$ 32 |