During May, Joliet Fabrics Corporation manufactured 680 units of a special multilayer fabric with the trade name Stylex. The following information from the Stylex production department also pertains to May.
Direct material purchased: 19,800 yards at $1.56 per yard | $ | 30,888 | |
Direct material used: 11,300 yards at $1.56 per yard | 17,628 | ||
Direct labor: 3,900 hours at $9.33 per hour | 36,387 | ||
The standard prime costs for one unit of Stylex are as follows:
Direct material: 20 yards at $1.53 per yard | $ | 30.60 | |
Direct labor: 5 hours at $8.00 per hour | 40.00 | ||
Total standard prime cost per unit of output | $ | 70.60 | |
Required:
Compute the following variances for the month of May. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "Favorable" or "Unfavorable". Select "None" and enter "0" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).
Joliet Fabrics Corporation | |||
Standard Data | |||
Rate Per Yard | |||
Direct Material | 20 | Yards | 1.53 |
Material Purchases | 19800 | Yards | |
Actual Material used | 11300 | ||
Material Price | 1.56 | Per Yard | |
Manufacturing units | 680 | ||
Direct Material Quantity Variance=AQ*SP-SQ*SP | |||
AQ= | 11300 | ||
SQ=(Actual Units Produced*Standard quantity required per unit)=680*20 | 13600 | ||
SP= | $ 1.53 | ||
Direct Material Quantity Variance=$1.53*(11300-13600) | $ -3,519.00 | (F) | |
Material Price Variance=AQ*AP-AQ*SP | |||
AQ= | 19800 | ||
AP= | $ 1.56 | ||
SP= | $ 1.53 | ||
Material Price Variance=19800*($1.56-$1.53) | $ 594.00 | (U) | |
Standard | |||
Direct Labor | 5 | Hours | 8 |
Actual labor cost per hour | $ 9.33 | ||
Actual labor hours | 3900 | ||
Actual Production | 680 | ||
Direct Labor Rate Variance=AH*AR-AH*SR | |||
AH= | 3900 | ||
AR= | $ 9.33 | ||
SR= | $ 8.00 | ||
Direct Labor Rate Variance=3900*(9.33-8) | $ 5,187.00 | (U) | |
Direct Labor Efficiency Variance=AH*SR-SH*SR | |||
Ah= | 3900 | ||
SR= | $ 8.00 | ||
SH=Actual units produced*Standard Hours required per unit=(680*5) | 3400 | ||
Direct Labor Efficiency Variance=$8*(3900-3400) | $ 4,000.00 | (U) |
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