Eastern Seams is a local casual clothing shop that makes a variety of t-shirt styles. Below is some actual vs. budget information for Eastern's t-shirts for the month of May. Assume no beginning/ending inventories for simplicity. The cost-allocation base for both variable and fixed overhead is direct labor-hours.
Data for the Month of May | ||
Static | ||
Actual | Budget | |
# T-shirts made and sold | 5,200 | 5,350 |
Selling price per t-shirt | $18 | $17 |
Yards of fabric per t-shirt | 1.1 | 1 |
Cost per yard of fabric | $2.81 | $2.66 |
Time in hours to sew one t-shirt | 0.25 | 0.2 |
Cost of direct labor (per hour) | $14 | $15 |
Variable overhead costs | $3,600 | $3,000 |
(utilities, sewing machine maintenance, etc.) | ||
Fixed overhead costs | $4,700 | $4,800 |
(store rent, insurance, etc.) |
What is the flexible budget variance for direct materials?
a. |
$2,241.20 U |
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b. |
$1,842.20 U |
|
c. |
$2,241.20 F |
|
d. |
$1,842.20 F |
Correct Option A i.e. $2241.20 U | |||
Actual | Flexible | Static | |
No. of units | 5200 | 5200 | 5350 |
Yards of fabric per t-shirt | 1.1 | 1 | 1 |
Cost per yard of fabric | 2.81 | 2.66 | 2.66 |
Material cost per unit | 3.091 | 2.66 | 2.66 |
Total material cost | 16073.2 | 13832 | 14231 |
flexible budget variance for direct materials = Direct material flexible cost - actual dm cost | |||
=13832 - 16073.2 | |||
2241.2 | U | ||
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