A company provided the following direct materials cost
information. Compute the direct materials quantity
variance.
Standard costs assigned: | |||
Direct materials standard cost (492,000 units @ $2.70/unit) | $ | 1,328,400 | |
Actual costs: | |||
Direct materials costs incurred (490,070 units @ $3.00/unit) | $ | 1,470,210 | |
Multiple Choice
$141,810 Favorable.
$5,790 Unfavorable
$5,790 Favorable.
$5,211 Favorable.
$5,211 Unfavorable.
Hassock Corp. produces woven wall hangings. It takes 4 hours of direct labor to produce a single wall hanging. Hassock’s standard labor cost is $12 per hour. During August, Hassock produced 18,000 units and used 72,130 hours of direct labor at a total cost of $863,560. What is Hassock’s labor rate variance for August?
Multiple Choice
$1,996 favorable.
$2,000 unfavorable.
$2,000 favorable.
$3,996 favorable.
$1,996 unfavorable.
Direct Material Quantity Variance | |
Formula | |
= | (Actual Quantity - Standard Quantity)*Standard Price |
= | (490070-492000)*2.70 |
= | -5211 |
= | 5211 Unfavourable |
Labour Rate Variance | |
Formula | |
= | (Actual Rate - Standard Rate)*Actual hours Worked |
= | (11.97-12)*72130 |
= | -2,000 |
= | 2000 Unfavourable |
Calculation of Actual rate | |
= | 863560 |
72130 | |
= | 11.97 |
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