Exam 10: Standard Costs and Variances

Doogan Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company produced 5,200 units in January using 39,310 grams of direct material and 2,380 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 44,400 grams of the direct material at $1.70 per gram. The actual direct labor rate was $19.30 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $6.80 per hour.The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The labor efficiency variance for January is:

Fluegge Incorporated has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. Variable manufacturing overhead is applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours. The company has reported the following actual results for the product for December: The variable overhead rate variance for the month is closest to:

Handerson Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in August. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The variable overhead rate variance for August is:

Pearlman Incorporated makes a single product--an electrical motor used in many long-haul trucks. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard labor-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: Required: a. Determine the variable overhead rate variance for the year. b. Determine the variable overhead efficiency variance for the year. c. Determine the fixed overhead budget variance for the year. d. Determine the fixed overhead volume variance for the year.

Kartman Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: In June the company's budgeted production was 3,500 units but the actual production was 3,600 units. The company used 22,250 pounds of the direct material and 2,300 direct labor-hours to produce this output. During the month, the company purchased 25,500 pounds of the direct material at a cost of $171,180. The actual direct labor cost was $57,121 and the actual variable overhead cost was $9,031.The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The variable overhead rate variance for June is:

Lido Company's standard and actual costs per unit for the most recent period, during which 500 units were actually produced, are given below: All of the materials purchased during the period were used in production during the period. Required:From the foregoing information, compute the following variances. Indicate whether the variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U):a. Material price variance.b. Material quantity variance.c. Labor rate variance.d. Labor efficiency variance.e. Variable overhead rate variance.f. Variable overhead efficiency variance.

Neuhaus Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs. There is no variable manufacturing overhead. The standard cost card for the company's only product is as follows: During the year, the company completed the following transactions:a. Purchased 52,900 gallons of raw material at a price of $7.60 per gallon.b. Used 46,820 gallons of the raw material to produce 27,600 units of work in process.Assume that all transactions are recorded on the below worksheet, which is similar to the worksheet shown in your text except that it has been divided into two parts so that it fits on one page. The beginning balances in each of the accounts have been given. PP&E (net) stands for Property, Plant, and Equipment net of depreciation. When recording the raw materials used in production in transaction (b) above, the Raw Materials inventory account will increase (decrease) by:

Lakatos Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs. There is no variable manufacturing overhead. The standard cost card for the company's only product contains the following information concerning direct materials: During the year, the company completed the following transactions concerning direct materials:a. Purchased 151,800 kilos of raw material at a price of $9.70 per kilo.b. Used 140,870 kilos of the raw material to produce 38,100 units of work in process.The company calculated the following direct materials variances for the year: Assume that all transactions are recorded on the below worksheet, which is similar to the worksheet shown in your text except that it has been divided into two parts so that it fits on one page. The beginning balances in each of the accounts have been given. PP&E (net) stands for Property, Plant, and Equipment net of depreciation. When the purchase of raw materials is recorded in transaction (a) above, which of the following entries will be made?

Milar Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: In January the company produced 4,600 units using 10,120 pounds of the direct material and 2,100 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 10,690 pounds of the direct material at a cost of $76,570. The actual direct labor cost was $38,256 and the actual variable overhead cost was $11,957.The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The materials price variance for January is:

Tharaldson Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in June. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The labor rate variance for June is:

Reagen Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in December. The materials price variance is recognized when materials are purchased. Variable overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor-hours. Required:a. Compute the materials quantity variance.b. Compute the materials price variance.c. Compute the labor efficiency variance.d. Compute the labor rate variance.e. Compute the variable overhead efficiency variance.f. Compute the variable overhead rate variance.

Doogan Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company produced 5,000 units in January using 10,310 grams of direct material and 2,290 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 10,880 grams of the direct material at $7.10 per gram. The actual direct labor rate was $11.70 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $3.00 per hour.The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The materials quantity variance for January is:

Juliano Corporation uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs and any variances are closed directly to Cost of Goods Sold. The standard cost card for the company's only product is as follows: During the year, the company purchased 29,700 pounds of raw material at a price of $5.20 per pound and used 25,700 pounds of the raw material to produce 17,200 units of work in process.Assume that all transactions are recorded on a worksheet as shown in the text. On the left-hand side of the equals sign in the worksheet are columns for Cash, Raw Materials, Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Property, Plant, and Equipment (net). All of the variance columns are on the right-hand-side of the equals sign along with the column for Retained Earnings.When the raw materials used in production are recorded, which of the following entries will be made?

Pippin Incorporated has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. Variable manufacturing overhead is applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours. The company has reported the following actual results for the product for June: The variable overhead efficiency variance for the month is closest to:

Eastern Company uses a standard cost system in which manufacturing overhead is applied to units of product on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The denominator activity level is 60,000 direct labor-hours, or 300,000 units. A standard cost card for the company's product follows: Actual data for the year follow: Required: a.Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances. b. Compute the fixed manufacturing overhead budget and volume variances.

Dirickson Incorporated has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. Variable manufacturing overhead is applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours. The company has reported the following actual results for the product for July: The variable overhead rate variance for the month is closest to:

Berk Incorporated makes a single product--a critical part used in commercial airline seats. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard machine-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: Required: a.Compute the variable component of the company's predetermined overhead rate. b. Compute the fixed component of the company's predetermined overhead rate. c. Determine the variable overhead rate variance for the year. d. Determine the variable overhead efficiency variance for the year. e. Determine the fixed overhead budget variance for the year. f. Determine the fixed overhead volume variance for the year.

Dirickson Incorporated has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. Variable manufacturing overhead is applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours. The company has reported the following actual results for the product for July: The labor efficiency variance for the month is closest to:

Robins Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs and any variances are closed directly to Cost of Goods Sold. There is no variable manufacturing overhead. The standard cost card for the company's only product is as follows: The standard fixed manufacturing overhead rate was based on budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead of $360,000 and budgeted activity of 20,000 hours.During the year, the company completed the following transactions:Purchased 134,700 pounds of raw material at a price of $9.10 per pound.Used 122,080 pounds of the raw material to produce 32,100 units of work in process.Assigned direct labor costs to work in process. The direct labor workers (who were paid in cash) worked 26,680 hours at an average cost of $17.20 per hour.Applied fixed overhead to the 32,100 units in work in process inventory using the predetermined overhead rate multiplied by the number of direct labor-hours allowed. Actual fixed overhead costs for the year were $378,400. Of this total, $297,400 related to items such as insurance, utilities, and indirect labor salaries that were all paid in cash and $81,000 related to depreciation of manufacturing equipment.Completed and transferred 32,100 units from work in process to finished goods.Assume that all transactions are recorded on the below worksheet, which is similar to the worksheet shown in your text except that it has been divided into two parts so that it fits on one page. The beginning balances in each of the accounts have been given. PP&E (net) stands for Property, Plant, and Equipment net of depreciation. When recording the direct labor costs in transaction (c) above, the Cash account will increase (decrease) by:

The following data have been provided by Lopus Corporation: Required: Compute the variable overhead rate variances for lubricants and for supplies. Indicate whether each of the variances is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).