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McKnight Recliners manufactures leather recliners and uses flexible budgeting and a standard cost system. McKnight allocates...

McKnight Recliners manufactures leather recliners and uses flexible budgeting and a standard cost system. McKnight allocates overhead based on yards of direct materials. The? company's performance report includes the following selected? data:

Static Budget

Actual Results

(1,000 recliners)

(980 recliners)

Sales

(1,000 recliners x

$500

each)

$500,000

(980 recliners x

$475

each)

$465,500

Variable Manufacturing Costs:

Direct Materials

(6,000 yds. @

$8.50

/ yd.)

51,000

(6,143 yds. @

$8.30

/ yd.)

50,987

Direct Labor

(10,000 DLHr @

$9.30

/ DLHr)

93,000

(9,600 DLHr @

$9.40

/ DLHr)

90,240

Variable Overhead

(6,000 yds. @

$5.20

/ yd.)

31,200

(6,143 yds. @

$6.60

/ yd.)

40,544

Fixed Manufacturing Costs:

Fixed Overhead

60,600

62,600

Total Cost of Goods Sold

235,800

244,371

Gross Profit

$264,200

$221,129

1.

Prepare a flexible budget based on the actual number of recliners sold.

2.

Compute the cost variance and the efficiency variance for direct materials and for direct labor. For manufacturing? overhead, compute the variable overhead? cost, variable overhead? efficiency, fixed overhead? cost, and fixed overhead volume variances. Round to the nearest dollar.

3.

Have McKnight?'s managers done a good job or a poor job controlling?materials, labor, and overhead? costs? Why?

4.

Describe how McKnight?'s managers can benefit from the standard costing system.

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Expert Solution

1. Flexible Budget For 980 Recliner
Static Budget (1000 recliner Flexible Budget (980 Recliner) Actual Results (980 Recliner)
Quantity Per Unit Total Quantity Per Unit Total Quantity Per Unit Total
Sales 1,000 recliners $500 $500,000 980 Recliner $500 $490,000 (980 recliners $475 $465,500
Variable Manufacturing Costs:
Direct Materials 6,000 yds. $8.50 51,000 5880 Recliner $8.50 $49,980.00 (6,143 yds. $8.30 50,987
Direct Labor 10,000 DLHr $9.30 93,000 9800 DLH $9.30 $91,140.00 (9,600 DLHr $9.40 90,240
Variable Overhead 6,000 yds. $5.20 31,200 5880 Yds. $5.20 $30,576.00 (6,143 yds. $6.60 40,544
Fixed Manufacturing Costs:
Fixed Overhead 60,600 60,600 62,600
Total Cost of Goods Sold 235,800 $232,296 244,371
Gross Profit $264,200 $257,704 $221,129
Part-2
Computation of Direct Material Price & Quantity Variance
Direct Material Price variance (SP-AP)AQ (8.50-8.30)*6143 $1,229 Favourable
Direc Material Quantity Variance (SQ-AQ)SP (5880-6143)*8.50 ($2,236) Unfavourable
Computation of Direct Labour Rate & Efficiency Variance
Direct Labour Rate variance (SR-AR)*AH (9.30-9.40)*9600 ($9,600) Unfavourable
Direct Labour Efficiency Variance (SH-AH)SR (9800-9600)*9.30 $1,860 Favourable
Computation of variable Overhead   Rate & Efficiency & Spending   Variance
Direct Variable Overhead Rate Variance ( SP-AP)*AH (5.20-6.60)*6143 ($8,600) Un Favourable
Direct Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance (SH-AH)SP (5880-6143)*5.20 ($1,368) Un Favourable
Direct Variable Overhead Spending Variance Price variance+ Quantity Variance ($9,968) Un Favourable
Computation of Fixed Overhead Rate & Volume & Spending   Variance
Direct Fixed Overhead Rate Variance Budgeted OH- Actual OH 264200-221129 $43,071 Favourable
Direct Fixed Overhead Volume Variance Standard Rate applied on standard Hour for actual Qty- Budgeted OH 257704-264200 ($6,496) Un Favourable
Direct Fixed Overhead Spending Variance Price variance+ Quantity Variance $36,575 Favourable
Part-3
a. purchase Manager Done a good Job but Production manager not used material effectively
b. Manager hire labour at higher price but utilise the labour effectively.
b. manager has not performed good job to utilise variable overhead at economical price and also not utilise effectively.
C. Overall saving in Fixed Overhed Cost has been made by manager but not use effectively
Part-4
a. Through Standard costing Statement manager can review their performance and accordingly put more effort to improve it.

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