In: Accounting
| 
 Standard Quantity  | 
 Standard Price Rate  | 
 Standard Unit Cost  | 
|
| 
 Direct materials  | 
 1.5 lbs.  | 
 $1.75 per lb.  | 
 $3.05  | 
| 
 Direct labor  | 
 1.5 hrs.  | 
 $10 per hr.  | 
 $16.00  | 
| 
 Variable manufacturing overhead (based on DL hrs)  | 
 1.5 hrs.  | 
 $1.25 per hr.  | 
 $2.38  | 
The company had the following actual results for the past year:
| 
 Number of units produced and sold  | 
 175,000  | 
| 
 Number of pounds of raw materials used  | 
 310,000  | 
| 
 Cost of raw materials  | 
 $496,000  | 
| 
 Number of labor hours worked  | 
 200,000  | 
| 
 Direct Labor Cost  | 
 $1,500,000  | 
| 
 Variable overhead cost  | 
 $350,000  | 
| 
 Actual DATA for  | 
 175000  | 
 units  | 
|
| 
 Quantity (AQ)  | 
 Rate (AR)  | 
 Actual Cost  | 
|
| 
 Direct Material  | 
 310000  | 
 $ 1.60  | 
 $ 496,000.00  | 
| 
 Direct labor  | 
 200000  | 
 $ 7.50  | 
 $ 1,500,000.00  | 
| 
 Variable Overhead  | 
 200000  | 
 $ 1.75  | 
 $ 350,000.00  | 
| 
 Standard DATA for  | 
 175000  | 
 units  | 
|
| 
 Quantity (SQ)  | 
 Rate (SR)  | 
 Standard Cost  | 
|
| 
 [A]  | 
 [B]  | 
 [A x B]  | 
|
| 
 Direct Material  | 
 ( 1.5 lbs x 175000 units)=262500 lbs  | 
 $ 1.75  | 
 $ 459,375.00  | 
| 
 Direct labor  | 
 ( 1.5 hours x 175000 units)=262500 hours  | 
 $ 10.00  | 
 $ 2,625,000.00  | 
| 
 Variable Overhead  | 
 ( 1.5 hours x 175000 units)=262500 hours  | 
 $ 1.25  | 
 $ 328,125.00  | 
[1]
| 
 Material Price Variance  | 
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| 
 (  | 
 Standard Rate  | 
 -  | 
 Actual Rate  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 Actual Quantity  | 
| 
 (  | 
 $ 1.75  | 
 -  | 
 $ 1.60  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 310000  | 
| 
 46500  | 
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| 
 Variance  | 
 $ 46,500.00  | 
 Favourable-F  | 
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| 
 Material Quantity Variance  | 
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| 
 (  | 
 Standard Quantity  | 
 -  | 
 Actual Quantity  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 Standard Rate  | 
| 
 (  | 
 262500  | 
 -  | 
 310000  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 $ 1.75  | 
| 
 -83125  | 
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| 
 Variance  | 
 $ 83,125.00  | 
 Unfavourable-U  | 
||||
| 
 Material Spending Variance  | 
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| 
 (  | 
 Standard Cost  | 
 -  | 
 Actual Cost  | 
 )  | 
||
| 
 (  | 
 $ 459,375.00  | 
 -  | 
 $ 496,000.00  | 
 )  | 
||
| 
 -36625  | 
||||||
| 
 Variance  | 
 $ 36,625.00  | 
 Unfavourable-U  | 
||||
[2]
| 
 Labor Rate Variance  | 
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| 
 (  | 
 Standard Rate  | 
 -  | 
 Actual Rate  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 Actual Labor Hours  | 
| 
 (  | 
 $ 10.00  | 
 -  | 
 $ 7.50  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 200000  | 
| 
 500000  | 
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| 
 Variance  | 
 $ 500,000.00  | 
 Favourable-F  | 
||||
| 
 Labour Efficiency Variance  | 
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| 
 (  | 
 Standard Hours  | 
 -  | 
 Actual Hours  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 Standard Rate  | 
| 
 (  | 
 262500  | 
 -  | 
 200000  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 $ 10.00  | 
| 
 625000  | 
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| 
 Variance  | 
 $ 625,000.00  | 
 Favourable-F  | 
||||
| 
 Labor Spending Variance  | 
||||||
| 
 (  | 
 Standard Cost  | 
 -  | 
 Actual Cost  | 
 )  | 
||
| 
 (  | 
 $ 2,625,000.00  | 
 -  | 
 $ 1,500,000.00  | 
 )  | 
||
| 
 1125000  | 
||||||
| 
 Variance  | 
 $ 1,125,000.00  | 
 Favourable-F  | 
||||
[3]
| 
 Variable Overhead Rate Variance  | 
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| 
 (  | 
 Standard Rate  | 
 -  | 
 Actual Rate  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 Actual Labor Hours  | 
| 
 (  | 
 $ 1.25  | 
 -  | 
 $ 1.75  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 200000  | 
| 
 -100000  | 
||||||
| 
 Variance  | 
 $ 100,000.00  | 
 Unfavourable-U  | 
||||
| 
 Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance  | 
||||||
| 
 (  | 
 Standard Hours  | 
 -  | 
 Actual Hours  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 Standard Rate  | 
| 
 (  | 
 262500  | 
 -  | 
 200000  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 $ 1.25  | 
| 
 78125  | 
||||||
| 
 Variance  | 
 $ 78,125.00  | 
 Favourable-F  | 
||||
| 
 Variable Overhead Spending Variance  | 
||||||
| 
 (  | 
 Standard Cost  | 
 -  | 
 Actual Cost  | 
 )  | 
||
| 
 (  | 
 $ 328,125.00  | 
 -  | 
 $ 350,000.00  | 
 )  | 
||
| 
 -21875  | 
||||||
| 
 Variance  | 
 $ 21,875.00  | 
 Unfavourable-U  | 
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