In: Accounting
Gilder Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: |
Standard Quantity or Hours | Standard Price or Rate | Standard Cost Per Unit | |
Direct materials | 4.0 grams | $8.00 per gram | $32.00 |
Direct labor | 0.6 hours | $12.00 per hour | $7.20 |
Variable overhead | 0.6 hours | $8.00 per hour | $4.80 |
The company reported the following results concerning this product in June. |
Originally budgeted output | 7,300 | units |
Actual output | 7,200 | units |
Raw materials used in production | 28,340 | grams |
Purchases of raw materials | 31,400 | grams |
Actual direct labor-hours | 4,100 | hours |
Actual cost of raw materials purchases | $254,340 | |
Actual direct labor cost | $52,890 | |
Actual variable overhead cost | $31,570 |
The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. |
The variable overhead rate variance for June is: |
$1,296 F
$1,230 F
$1,296 U
$1,230 U