Exam 9: Performance Measurement in Decentralized Organizations

A flexible budget cannot be used to estimate what costs should have been at a given level of activity.

Melrose Corporation makes a product that uses a material with the following standards: The company budgeted for production of 5,800 units in September, but actual production was 5,900 units. The company used 50,210 pounds of direct material to produce this output. The company purchased 55,100 pounds of the direct material at $5.80 per pound. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The materials quantity variance for September is:

Illescas Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During December, the company budgeted for 6,400 units, but its actual level of activity was 6,440 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting: The net operating income in the planning budget for December would be closest to:

Vanderhyde Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During May, the kennel budgeted for 3,300 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,340 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for May: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for May: The net operating income in the planning budget for May would be closest to:

Pettry Snow Removal's cost formula for its vehicle operating cost is $2,170 per month plus $408 per snow-day. For the month of December, the company planned for activity of 16 snow-days, but the actual level of activity was 13 snow-days. The actual vehicle operating cost for the month was $7,600. The vehicle operating cost in the planning budget for December would be closest to:

Epley Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: In July the company produced 3,300 units using 12,240 pounds of the direct material and 2,760 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 13,000 pounds of the direct material at a cost of $35,100. The actual direct labor cost was $51,612 and the actual variable overhead cost was $20,148. 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 July is:

Tout Corporation makes a product that has the following direct labor standards: The company budgeted for production of 6,400 units in October, but actual production was 6,500 units. The company used 610 direct labor-hours to produce this output. The actual direct labor rate was $21.80 per hour. The labor efficiency variance for October is:

A manufacturing company that has only one product has established the following standards for its variable manufacturing overhead. Variable manufacturing overhead standards are based on machine-hours. The following data pertain to operations for the last month: What is the variable overhead rate variance for the month?

Beakins Corporation produces a single product. The standard cost card for the product follows: During a recent period the company produced 1,200 units of product. Various costs associated with the production of these units are given below: The company records all variances at the earliest possible point in time. Variable manufacturing overhead costs are applied to products on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The variable overhead efficiency variance for the period is:

Letts Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During January, the company budgeted for 7,000 units, but its actual level of activity was 6,970 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting: The direct materials in the flexible budget for January would be closest to:

Stitt Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During November, the company budgeted for 5,900 units, but its actual level of activity was 5,880 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for November: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for November: The manufacturing overhead in the flexible budget for November would be closest to:

Kudej Printing uses two measures of activity, press runs and book set-ups, in the cost formulas in its budgets and performance reports. The cost formula for wages and salaries is $8,360 per month plus $570 per press run plus $910 per book set-up. The company expected its activity in May to be 194 press runs and 74 book set-ups, but the actual activity was 195 press runs and 72 book set-ups. The actual cost for wages and salaries in May was $188,370. The wages and salaries in the flexible budget for May would be closest to:

Ortman Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in May. 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 May is:

Deschamp Corporation's variable overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor-hours. The company has established the following variable overhead standards for product O28H: The following data pertain to the most recent month's operations during which 2,160 units of product O28H were made: Required: a. What was the variable overhead rate variance for the month? b. What was the variable overhead efficiency variance for the month?

Shawl Corporation's variable overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor-hours. The standard cost card for product F02E specifies 5.5 direct labor-hours per unit of F02E. The standard variable overhead rate is $6.80 per direct labor-hour. During the most recent month, 1,560 units of product F02E were made and 8,700 direct labor-hours were worked. The actual variable overhead incurred was $52,635. Required: a. What was the variable overhead rate variance for the month? b. What was the variable overhead efficiency variance for the month?

Pearse Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During December, the kennel budgeted for 3,000 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,980 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for December: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for December: The net operating income in the planning budget for December would be closest to:

Imrie Corporation makes a product that uses a material with the quantity standard of 9.5 grams per unit of output and the price standard of $5.00 per gram. In January the company produced 2,900 units using 26,940 grams of the direct material. During the month the company purchased 28,900 grams of the direct material at $4.90 per gram. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The materials price variance for January is:

The standards for product K17 call for 5.0 meters of a raw material that costs $19.10 per meter. Last month, 2,700 meters of the raw material were purchased for $51,435. The actual output of the month was 460 units of product K17. A total of 2,500 meters of the raw material were used to produce this output. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. Required: a. What is the materials price variance for the month? b. What is the materials quantity variance for the month?

Miao Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During July, the clinic budgeted for 3,000 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 2,980 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for July: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for July: The occupancy expenses in the flexible budget for July would be closest to:

Juenemann Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During December, the kennel budgeted for 3,800 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,770 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for December: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for December: The facility expenses in the flexible budget for December would be closest to: