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49 Cinturon Corporation produces high-quality leather belts. The company's plant in Boise uses a standard costing...

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Cinturon Corporation produces high-quality leather belts. The company's plant in Boise uses a standard costing system and has set the following standards for materials and labor:

Leather (3 strips @ $4) $12.00
Direct labor (0.75 hr. @ $12) 9.00
Total prime cost $21.00

During the first month of the year, the Boise plant produced 92,000 belts. Actual leather purchased was 300,500 strips at $3.30 per strip. There were no beginning or ending inventories of leather. Actual direct labor was 80,000 hours at $14.00 per hour.

Required:

1. Break down the total variance for materials into a price variance and a usage variance using the columnar and formula approaches. Enter favorable values as negative numbers and unfavorable values as positive numbers.

Price variance $fill in the blank 1 Favorable
Usage variance $fill in the blank 3 Unfavorable
Total variance $fill in the blank 5 Favorable

2. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Suppose the Boise plant manager investigates the materials variances and is told by the purchasing manager that a cheaper source of leather strips had been discovered and that this is the reason for the favorable materials price variance. Quite pleased, the purchasing manager suggests that the materials price standard be updated to reflect this new, less expensive source of leather strips. Should the plant manager update the materials price standard as suggested? Why or why not?

  1. No , The suggestion of the purchasing manager is premature. A favorable materials price can produce an effect on both materials usage and labor variances.
  2. Yes, the purchasing manager is correct. This will improve the overall profitability of the company.
  3. No , The suggestion of the purchasing manager is incorrect. The matierals are not available and so changes to the price standard should not be made
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During the first month of the year, the Boise plant produced 43,000 belts. Actual leather purchased was 110,000 strips at $3.20 per strip. There were no beginning or ending inventories of leather. Actual direct labor was 35,000 hours at $14.50 per hour.

Required:

1. Compute the costs of leather and direct labor that should be incurred for the production of 43,000 leather belts.

Materials $fill in the blank 1
Labor $fill in the blank 2

2. Compute the total budget variances for materials and labor.

Total Budget Variance
Materials $fill in the blank 3 Favorable
Labor $fill in the blank 5 Unfavorable

3. Conceptual Connection: Would you consider these variances material with a need for investigation?

Solutions

Expert Solution

Answer 1

Part 1
Price variance            (210,350) Favorable
Usage variance                 98,000 Unfavorable
Total variance            (112,350) Favorable
Minus sign indicate Favorable variance.
Measure Pound
Standard price per Pound $               4.00
Actual price per Pound $               3.30
92000*3 Standard quantity in Pounds            276,000
Actual quantity purchased in Pounds            300,500
Actual quantity used in Pounds            300,500
Actual price per Pound 3.30
Less Standard price per Pound -4.00
Difference -0.70
Multiply Actual quantity purchased in Pounds 300500
Material price variance $     (210,350)
Indicate Favorable
Actual quantity used in Pounds 300500
Less Standard quantity in Pounds -276000
Difference 24500
Multiply Standard price per Pound 4.00
Material quantity variance $          98,000
Indicate Unfavorable
Material cost variance (Total of both varaince) $     (112,350)
Indicate Favorable
Part 2
No , The suggestion of the purchasing manager is incorrect. The matierals are not available and so changes to the price standard should not be made

Answer 2

Part 1
Cost of materials (43000*12)            516,000
Cost of labor (43000*9)            387,000
Part 2
Materials Labor
Actual costs (110000*3.20) (35000*14.50)            352,000              507,500
Less: flexiable Budgted cost            516,000              387,000
Total budget variance         (164,000)              120,500
Indicate Favorable Unfavorable
Part 3
Would you consider these variances material with a need for investigation? Yes
Above variance is more significant, therefore, material should be investigated.

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