Exam 9: Performance Measurement in Decentralized Organizations

Buonocore Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During August, the clinic budgeted for 2,800 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 2,770 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for August: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for August: The medical supplies in the flexible budget for August would be closest to:

In a company's standard costing system direct labor-hours are used as the base for applying variable manufacturing overhead costs. The standard direct labor rate is twice the variable overhead rate. Last period the labor efficiency variance was unfavorable. From this information one can conclude that last period the variable overhead efficiency variance was:

Gearhart Corporation bases its budgets on the activity measure customers served. During September, the company planned to serve 25,000 customers, but actually served 29,000 customers. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas it uses in its budgeting: Required: Prepare the company's flexible budget for September based on the actual level of activity for the month.

Dehnert Midwifery's cost formula for its wages and salaries is $2,030 per month plus $409 per birth. For the month of May, the company planned for activity of 112 births, but the actual level of activity was 114 births. The actual wages and salaries for the month was $50,800. The wages and salaries in the planning budget for May would be closest to:

Desue Corporation makes a product with the following standards for labor and variable overhead: The company budgeted for production of 6,500 units in December, but actual production was 6,300 units. The company used 610 direct labor-hours to produce this output. The actual variable overhead rate was $6.40 per hour. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The variable overhead rate variance for December is:

Poljak Tech is a for-profit vocational school. The school bases its budgets on two measures of activity (i.e., cost drivers), namely student and course. The school uses the following data in its budgeting: In February, the school budgeted for 1,970 students and 137 courses. The school's income statement showing the actual results for the month appears below: Required: Prepare a report showing the school's revenue and spending variances for February. Label each variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).

Degregorio Corporation makes a product that uses a material with the following direct material standards: The company produced 5,600 units in November using 21,750 kilos of the material. During the month, the company purchased 24,800 kilos of the direct material at a total cost of $168,640. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The materials price variance for November is:

Cosme Tech is a for-profit vocational school. The school bases its budgets on two measures of activity (i.e., cost drivers), namely student and course. The school uses the following data in its budgeting: In April, the school budgeted for 1,870 students and 174 courses. The school's income statement showing the actual results for the month appears below: Required: Prepare a showing the school's revenue and spending variances for April. Label each variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).

Privett Hospital bases its budgets on patient-visits. The hospital's static planning budget for November appears below: Actual results for the month were: The spending variance for supplies costs in the performance report for the month is:

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 spending variance for medical supplies in July would be closest to:

Gandrud 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 June, the kennel budgeted for 2,600 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,580 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting: The net operating income in the flexible budget for June would be closest to:

Smyer Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in July. 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.

Jackson Industries uses a standard cost system in which direct materials inventory is carried at standard cost. Jackson has established the following standards for one unit of product. During May, Jackson purchased 125,000 pounds of direct material at a total cost of $475,000. The total factory wages for May were $364,000, 90 percent of which were for direct labor. Jackson manufactured 22,000 units of product during May using 108,000 pounds of direct material and 28,000 direct labor-hours. The price variance for the direct material acquired by Jackson Industries during May is:

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

The following data have been provided by Gerlach Corporation, a company that produces forklift trucks: Supplies cost is an element of variable manufacturing overhead. The variable overhead efficiency variance for supplies cost is:

Ros Corporation's flexible budget cost formula for indirect materials, a variable cost, is $0.90 per unit of output. If the company's performance report for last month shows a $500 unfavorable spending variance for indirect materials and if 8,000 units of output were produced last month, then the actual costs incurred for indirect materials for the month must have been:

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 variable overhead rate variance for July is:

Poor quality materials could have an unfavorable effect on which of the following variances?

Pardoe Inc., manufactures a single product in which variable manufacturing overhead is assigned on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The company uses a standard cost system and has established the following standards for one unit of product: During March, the following activity was recorded by the company: • The company produced 3,000 units during the month. • A total of 8,000 pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $23,000. • There was no beginning inventory of materials on hand to start the month; at the end of the month, 2,000 pounds of material remained in the warehouse. • During March, 1,600 direct labor-hours were worked at a rate of $6.50 per hour. • Variable manufacturing overhead costs during March totaled $1,800. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The materials quantity variance for March is:

Wales 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 February, the kennel budgeted for 2,700 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,730 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting: The administrative expenses in the planning budget for February would be closest to: