Exam 9: Standard Costs and Variances

The Geurtz Company uses standard costing. The company makes and sells a single product called a Roff. The following data are for the month of August: • Actual cost of direct material purchased and used: $65,560 • Material price variance: $5,960 unfavorable • Total materials variance: $22,360 unfavorable • Standard cost per pound of material: $4 • Standard cost per direct labor-hour: $5 • Actual direct labor-hours: 6,500 hours • Labor efficiency variance: $3,500 favorable • Standard number of direct labor-hours per unit of Roff: 2 hours • Total labor variance: $400 unfavorable -The labor rate variance was:

Marten Corporation makes a product with the following standards for direct labor and variable overhead: In May the company produced 2,800 units using 300 direct labor-hours. The actual variable overhead cost was $1,620. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. -The variable overhead rate variance for May is:

The materials price variance is computed by multiplying the difference between the actual price and the standard price by the actual quantity of materials used in production.

Gentile Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company produced 6,000 units in May using 36,970 kilos of direct material and 4,340 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 40,400 kilos of the direct material at $4.70 per kilo. The actual direct labor rate was $13.70 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $2.70 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 rate variance for May is:

The following data for November have been provided by Rickenbaker Corporation,a producer of precision drills for oil exploration: Required: Compute the variable overhead rate variances for indirect labor and for power for November.Indicate whether each of the variances is favorable (F)or unfavorable (U).Show your work!

The Litton Company has established standards as follows: Direct material: 3 pounds per unit $4 per pound = $12 per unit Direct labor: 2 hours per unit $8 per hour = $16 per unit Variable manufacturing overhead: 2 hours per unit $5 per hour = $10 per unit Actual production figures for the past year are given below. The company records the materials price variance when materials are purchased. The company applies variable manufacturing overhead to products on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. -The labor efficiency variance is:

Hurren 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 materials price variance for June is:

The following data have been provided by Augustave Corporation: Indirect labor and power are both elements of variable manufacturing overhead. -The variable overhead rate variance for indirect labor is closest to:

Cox Engineering performs cement core tests in its laboratory. The following standards have been set for each core test performed: During March, the laboratory performed 2,000 core tests. On March 1 no direct materials (sand) were on hand. Variable manufacturing overhead is assigned to core tests on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The following events occurred during March: • 8,600 pounds of sand were purchased at a cost of $7,310. • 7,200 pounds of sand were used for core tests. • 840 actual direct labor-hours were worked at a cost of $8,610. • Actual variable manufacturing overhead incurred was $3,200. -The labor rate variance for March is:

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

The following direct labor standards have been established for product E45O: The following data pertain to last month's operations: Required: a.What was the labor rate variance for the month? b.What was the labor efficiency variance for the month?

A labor efficiency variance resulting from the use of poor quality materials should be charged to:

Ideal standards should be used for forecasting and planning.

Mazzo Corporation makes a product with the following standards for direct labor and variable overhead: In February the company's budgeted production was 5,000 units, but the actual production was 5,100 units. The company used 2,090 direct labor-hours to produce this output. The actual variable overhead cost was $6,688. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. -The variable overhead efficiency variance for February is:

Landram Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: In March the company produced 4,700 units using 10,230 kilos of the direct material and 2,210 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 10,800 kilos of the direct material at a cost of $76,680. The actual direct labor cost was $38,233 and the actual variable overhead cost was $11,934. 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 March is:

Landram Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: In March the company produced 4,700 units using 10,230 kilos of the direct material and 2,210 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 10,800 kilos of the direct material at a cost of $76,680. The actual direct labor cost was $38,233 and the actual variable overhead cost was $11,934. 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 March is:

Fraize Corporation makes a product that uses a material with the quantity standard of 9.5 kilos per unit of output and the price standard of $4.00 per kilo. In July the company produced 7,000 units using 68,850 kilos of the direct material. During the month the company purchased 73,600 kilos of the direct material at $3.70 per kilo. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. -The materials price variance for July is:

Which of the following statements concerning ideal standards is incorrect?

Landram Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: In March the company produced 4,700 units using 10,230 kilos of the direct material and 2,210 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 10,800 kilos of the direct material at a cost of $76,680. The actual direct labor cost was $38,233 and the actual variable overhead cost was $11,934. 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 March is:

Hurren 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 variable overhead efficiency variance for June is: