In: Accounting
Better Than That Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs:
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 Standard Quantity or Hours  | 
 Standard Price or Rate  | 
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| 
 Direct materials  | 
 3.5  | 
 grams  | 
 $  | 
 1.00  | 
 per gram  | 
|
| 
 Direct labor  | 
 0.7  | 
 hours  | 
 $  | 
 11.00  | 
 per hour  | 
|
| 
 Variable overhead  | 
 0.7  | 
 hours  | 
 $  | 
 2.00  | 
 per hour  | 
|
The company planned to produce 3,200 units of output during July and reported the following actual results concerning this product in July.
| 
 Actual output  | 
 3,000  | 
 units  | 
|
| 
 Actual direct labor-hours  | 
 1,910  | 
 hours  | 
|
| 
 Purchases of raw materials  | 
 12,100  | 
 grams  | 
|
| 
 Actual price of raw materials purchased  | 
 $  | 
 1.20  | 
 per gram  | 
| 
 Actual direct labor rate  | 
 $  | 
 11.40  | 
 per hour  | 
| 
 Actual variable overhead rate  | 
 $  | 
 2.10  | 
 per hour  | 
The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. Assume all of the materials purchased were used during the month to produce the 3,000 units.