Question

J&W Corporation manufactures a new electronic game console. The current standard cost sheet for a game console follows:

Direct materials, ? kilograms at $6 per kilogram	$	?	per game
Direct labor, 0.75 hours at ? per hour		?	per game
Overhead, 0.75 hours at ? per hour		?	per game
Total costs	$	39	per game

Assume that the following data appeared in J&W’s records at the end of the past month:

Actual production		58,000	units
Actual sales		55,000	units
Materials (132,000 kilograms)	$	851,000
Materials price variance		59,000	U
Materials efficiency variance		43,800	U
Direct labor price variance		32,800	U
Direct labor (41,000 hours)		754,400
Underapplied overhead (total)		20,000	U

There are no materials inventories.

Required:

a. Complete the standard cost sheet for a game console given below. Compute the direct labor efficiency variance. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, or "U" for unfavorable. If there is no effect, do not select either option.)

b. Assume that all production overhead is fixed and that the $20,000 underapplied is the only overhead variance that can be computed. What are the actual and applied overhead amounts?

Answer 1

Solution a:

Material efficiency variance = $43,800 U

Actual price of material = $851,000 / 132000 = $6.44696

Actual quantity of material = 132000 Kg

Standard price of material = $6 per kg

(SQ - AQ) * SP = -$43,800

(SQ - 132000) * $6 = -$43,800

SQ = 124700 Kg

Actual production = 58000 units

Standard quantity of material per Kg = 124700 / 58000 = 2.15 Kg

Direct labor incurred = $754,400

Actual hours of direct labor = 41000

Actual rate of direct labor = $754,400 / 41000 = $18.40 per hour

Direct labor price variance = $32,800 U

(SR - AR)* AH = -$32,800

(SR - $18.40) * 41000 = -$32,800

SR = $17.60 per hour

Direct labor efficiency variance = (SH - AH) * SR = (43500 - 41000) * $17.60 = $44,000 F

Standard hours for actual production = 58000 * 0.75 = 43500 hours

Standard cost sheet - game console
Particulars	Per unit
Direct material (2.15 * $6)	$12.90
Direct labor (0.75 * $17.60)	$13.20
Overhead (0.75 * $17.20)	$12.90
Total	$39.00

Solution b:

Overhead applied = 58000*0.75*$17.20 = $748,200

Underapplied overhead = $20,000 U

Actual applied overhead = Overhead applied + Underapplied overhead = $748,200 + $20,000 = $768,200