Question

Problem 10-16 Comprehensive Variance Analysis [LO10-1, LO10-2, LO10-3]

Highland Company produces a lightweight backpack that is popular with college students. Standard variable costs relating to a single backpack are given below:

	Standard Quantity or Hours	Standard Price or Rate			Standard Cost
Direct materials	?	$	6.00	per yard	$	?
Direct labor	?		?			?
Variable manufacturing overhead	?	$	2	per direct labor-hour		?
Total standard cost per unit					$	?

Overhead is applied to production on the basis of direct labor-hours. During March, 760 backpacks were manufactured and sold. Selected information relating to the month’s production is given below:

	Materials Used			Direct Labor			Variable Manufacturing Overhead
Total standard cost allowed*	$	18,240		$	15,808		$	2,432
Actual costs incurred	$	17,125			?		$	4,345
Materials price variance		?
Materials quantity variance	$	2,310	U
Labor rate variance					?
Labor efficiency variance					?
Variable overhead rate variance								?
Variable overhead efficiency variance								?

*For the month's production.

The following additional information is available for March’s production:

Actual direct labor-hours		1,140
Difference between standard and actual cost per backpack produced during March	$	0.10	F

Required:

Hint: It may be helpful to complete a general model diagram for direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead before attempting to answer any of the requirements.

1. What is the standard cost of a single backpack?

2. What was the actual cost per backpack produced during March?

3. How many yards of material are required at standard per backpack?

4. What was the materials price variance for March if there were no beginning or ending inventories of materials?

5. What is the standard direct labor rate per hour?

6. What was the labor rate variance for March? The labor efficiency variance?

7. What was the variable overhead rate variance for March? The variable overhead efficiency variance?

8. Prepare a standard cost card for one backpack.

Answer 1

	Standard Quantity	Standard Price			Standard
	or Hours	or Rate			Cost
Direct materials	4.00	$	6	per yard	$	24	(4*6)
Direct labor	1.6		13			20.8	(1.6*13)
Variable manufacturing overhead	1.6	$	2	per direct labor-hour		3.2	(1.6*2)
Total standard cost per unit					$	48
Standard Quantity Material 4 (18240/(6*760)) Standard hour per unit 1.6 2432/(760*2) Direct Labour Rate 13 15808/(760*1.6) 1 Standard cost per backpack 48 2 Actual cost per unit 47.9 =48-0.1 Total actual cost 36404 =47.9*760 Less: Actual Material cost 17,125 Actual Variable Exp 4,345 Actual Labor cost 14,934 (36404-17125-4345) Actual labour hour 1140 Actual cost per labour hour 13.10 (14934/1140) 3 Standard Quantity Material 4 (18240/(6*760)) 4 Material Price Variance= total variance-quantity variance Total Variance=Standard Materail Cost-Actual Materialcost 1115 =18240-17125 F Material Quantity Variance -2310 U Material Price Variance 3425 (1115-(-2310)) F