Exam 3: Standard Costs and Variances

Midgley Corporation makes a product whose direct labor standards are 0.8 hours per unit and $22.00 per hour. In April the company produced 6,900 units using 5,250 direct labor-hours. The actual direct labor cost was $113,925. -The labor efficiency variance for April is:

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 labor rate variance for May is:

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 labor efficiency variance for March is:

The standard cost per unit is computed by dividing the standard quantity or hours by the standard price or rate.

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 variable overhead rate variance for December is:

Jurczyk Corporation makes a product that has the following direct labor standards: In December the company's budgeted production was 4,600 units, but the actual production was 4,400 units. The company used 1,330 direct labor-hours to produce this output. The actual direct labor cost was $14,364. -The labor efficiency variance for December is:

The following standards for variable manufacturing overhead have been established for a company that makes only one product: The following data pertain to operations for the last month: What is the variable overhead efficiency variance for the month?

Holiday Chemical Corporation uses a standard cost system to collect costs related to the production of its "bowling ball" fruitcakes. The direct labor standard for each fruitcake is 1.25 hours at a standard cost of $11.00 per hour. During the month of November, Holiday's fruitcake production used 9,820 direct labor-hours at a total direct labor cost of $106,547. This resulted in production of 8,500 fruitcakes for November. -What is Holiday's labor efficiency variance for November?

Blaster, Inc., manufactures portable radios. Each radio requires 3 units of Part XBEZ52, which has a standard cost of $1.45 per unit. During May, the company purchased 12,000 units of the part for a total of $18,000. Also during May, the company manufactured 3,000 radios, using 10,000 units of part XBEZ52. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. -During May, the materials quantity variance for part XBEZ52 was:

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

The Collins Corporation uses standard costing and has established the following direct material and direct labor standards for each unit of the single product it makes: • Direct materials: 4 gallons at $8 per gallon • Direct labor: 1 hour at $16 per hour During July, the company made 6,000 units of product and incurred the following costs: • Direct materials purchased: 26,800 gallons at $8.20 per gallon • Direct materials used: 25,200 gallons • Direct labor used: 5,600 hours at $15.30 per hour The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. -The labor efficiency variance for July was:

Galla Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company budgeted for production of 2,400 units in June, but actual production was 2,500 units. The company used 19,850 pounds of direct material and 980 direct labor-hours to produce this output. The company purchased 21,700 pounds of the direct material at $6.70 per pound. The actual direct labor rate was $19.20 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $1.80 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 rate variance for June is:

Hien, Inc. uses machine-hours as the base to apply its manufacturing overhead. The following information relates to variable manufacturing overhead standards at Hien: Standard rate per machine-hour: $50 Total standard machine-hours allowed for units produced during September: 4,000 Hien's variable overhead rate variance for September was $800 favorable. Its variable overhead efficiency variance was $3,600 unfavorable. How many machine-hours did Hien actually use during September?

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 price variance for September is:

Ledezma Corporation makes a product with the following standards for direct labor and variable overhead: In May the company produced 2,500 units using 1,210 direct labor-hours. The actual variable overhead cost was $9,922. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. -The variable overhead rate variance for May is:

Longview Hospital performs blood tests in its laboratory. The following standards have been set for each blood test performed: During May, the laboratory performed 1,500 blood tests. On May 1 there were no direct materials (plates) on hand; after a plate is used for a blood test it is discarded. Variable overhead is assigned to blood tests on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The following events occurred during May: • 3,600 plates were purchased for $9,540 • 3,200 plates were used for blood tests • 340 actual direct labor-hours were worked at a cost of $5,550 The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. -The materials price variance for May 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:

The Fischer Corporation uses a standard costing system. The following data have been assembled for December: The standard hours allowed for December's production is:

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 labor efficiency variance for July is:

Gilder 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: