Question

The following is information related to X Company, a company that uses a standard cost system:

Standard cost card for 1 unit of Product A:

Direct materials – Raw Material A (1 kilogram @ $ 20/kg.) $ 20

Direct materials – Raw Material B (1 kilogram @$ 10/kg.) $ 10

Direct labour (1 hour @ $15/hr.) $ 15 V

ariable overhead (1 hour @ $ 5/hr.) $ 5

Fixed overhead (1 hour @ $ 10/hr.) $ 10 Total budgeted fixed overhead: $ 1,000

Budget total units of production: 100 units

Actual units produced 88 units

Actual costs incurred:

Direct materials – Raw Material A (130 kilograms $ 2,860

Direct materials – Raw Material B ( 60 kilograms) $ 660

Direct labour (100 hours) $ 1,600

Variable overhead (100 hours) $ 480

Fixed overhead $ 1,120

Required: 1) Prepare a 5-column analysis, with the columns as follows: Actual, Cost Variances, Flexible Budget, Volume Variance, Master Budget

Answer 1

Solution:

Particulars	Actual results	Cost Variances		Flexible Budget	Volume Variance		Master Budget
Unit Produced	88			88			100
Direct material - Raw material A	$2,860.00	$1,100.00	U	$1,760.00	$240.00	F	$2,000.00
Direct material - Raw material B	$660.00	$220.00	F	$880.00	$120.00	F	$1,000.00
Direct labor	$1,600.00	$280.00	U	$1,320.00	$180.00	F	$1,500.00
Variable overhead	$480.00	$40.00	U	$440.00	$60.00	F	$500.00
Fixed overhead	$1,120.00	$120.00	U	$1,000.00	$0.00	None	$1,000.00