Question

Genie in a Bottle Company (GBC) manufactures plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry. The cost standards per 100 two-liter bottles are as follows:

Cost Category		Standard Cost per 100 Two-Liter Bottles
Direct labor			$1.36
Direct materials			5.72
Factory overhead			0.42
	Total		$7.5

At the beginning of July, GBC management planned to produce 460,000 bottles. The actual number of bottles produced for July was 496,800 bottles. The actual costs for July of the current year were as follows:

Cost Category		Actual Cost for the Month Ended July 31
Direct labor						$6,621
Direct materials						27,735
Factory overhead						2,107
	Total					$36,463

Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

a. Prepare the July manufacturing standard cost budget (direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead) for WBC, assuming planned production.

Genie in a Bottle Company
Manufacturing Cost Budget
For the Month Ended July 31
	Standard Cost at Planned Volume(460,000 Bottles)
Manufacturing costs:
Direct labor	$
Direct materials
Factory overhead
Total	$

b. Prepare a budget performance report for manufacturing costs, showing the total cost variances for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead for July. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. If required, round your answers to nearest cent.

Genie in a Bottle Company
Manufacturing Costs-Budget Performance Report
For the Month Ended July 31
	Actual Costs	Standard Cost at Actual Volume(496,800 Bottles)	Cost Variance- (Favorable) Unfavorable
Manufacturing costs:
Direct labor	$	$	$
Direct materials
Factory overhead
Total manufacturing cost	$	$	$

c. The Company's actual costs were $797   than budgeted.   direct labor and direct material cost variances more than offset a small   factory overhead cost variance.

Answer 1

A
	Standard cost at planned volume (460,000 Bottles)
Direct labor	6256	=4600*1.36
Direct materials	26312	=4600*5.72
Factory overhead	1932	=4600*0.42
Total	34500
B
	Actual Costs	Standard cost at actual volume (496,800 Bottles)	Cost-Variance
Direct labor	6621	6756.48	-135.48
Direct materials	27735	28416.96	-681.96
Factory overhead	2107	2086.56	20.44
Total	36463	37260	-797
C
The company's actual costs were $797 less than budgeted. Favorable direct labor and direct material cost variances more than offset a small unfavorable factory overhead cost variance.
Workings:
	Standard cost at actual volume (496,800 Bottles)
Direct labor	6756.48	=4968*1.36
Direct materials	28416.96	=4968*5.72
Factory overhead	2086.56	=4968*0.42