Swain Company manufactures one product, it does not maintain any beginning or ending inventories, and its uses a standard cost system. The company’s beginning balance in Retained Earnings is $68,000. It sells one product for $167 per unit and it generated total sales during the period of $587,840 while incurring selling and administrative expenses of $54,200. Swain Company does not have any variable manufacturing overhead costs and its standard cost card for its only product is as follows: (1) Standard Quantity or Hours (2) Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost (1) x (2) Direct materials 5.0 pounds $ 7 per pound $ 35 Direct labor 3.5 hours $ 12 per hour 42 Fixed manufacturing overhead 3.5 hours $ 20 per hour 70 Total standard cost per unit $ 147 During the period, Swain recorded the following variances: Materials price variance $ 3,450 U Materials quantity variance $ 9,100 F Labor rate variance $ 3,950 U Labor efficiency variance $ 6,650 U Fixed overhead budget variance $ 1,350 U Fixed overhead volume variance $ 5,700 F Required: 1. When Swain closes its standard cost variances, the cost of goods sold will increase (decrease) by how much? 2. Prepare an income statement for the year. 3. What is Swain’s ending balance in Retained Earnings?
Total net variance | ||
direct material price variance | 3450 | U |
material quantity variance | 9100 | F |
labor rate variance | 3950 | U |
labor efficiency variance | 6650 | U |
Fixed overhead budget variance | 1350 | U |
fixed overhead volume variance | 5700 | F |
Net variance | 600 | U |
cost of goods sold will increase by 600 on closing of variance | ||
Total no of units = 587840/167= 3520 | ||
2) | ||
Income statement | ||
sale (3520*167) | 587840 | |
cost of goods sold (3520*147) | 517440 | |
add: total variable adjustment | 600 | 518040 |
gross margin | 69800 | |
selling & administrative exp | 54200 | |
operating income | 15600 | |
3) ending balance in retained earning | ||
beginning balance of retained earning | 68000 | |
add: net income | 15600 | |
ending balance in retained earning | 83600 |
Please give a thumbs up if it is helpful & let me know if any doubt
Get Answers For Free
Most questions answered within 1 hours.