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Trico Company set the following standard unit costs for its single product. The

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Question

Trico Company set the following standard unit costs for its single product.


The predetermined overhead rate is based on a planned operating volume of 80% of the productive capacity of 60,000 units per quarter. The following flexible budget information is available.


During the current quarter, the company operated at 90% of capacity and produced 54,000 units of product; actual direct labor totaled 265,000 hours. Units produced were assigned the following standard costs.


Actual costs incurred during the current quarter follow.

Problem 21-4A Computation of materials, labor, and overhead variances LO P2, P3

Required:
1. Compute the direct materials cost variance, including its price and quantity variances.

AQ = Actual Quantity
SQ = Standard Quantity
AP = Actual Price
SP = Standard Price

2. Compute the direct labor cost variance, including its rate and efficiency variances.

AH = Actual Hours
SH = Standard Hours
AR = Actual Rate
SR = Standard Rate

3. Compute the overhead controllable and volume variances.

Direct materials (30 Ibs. @ $4.40 per Ib.) $ 132.00 Direct labor (6 hrs. @ $14 per hr.) 84.00 Factory overhead—variable (6 hrs. @ $8 per hr.) 48.00 Factory overhead—fixed (6 hrs. @ $11 per hr.) 66.00 Total standard cost $ 330.00

Explanation / Answer

Answers

Actual Cost

Standard cost for actual quantity purchased

Standard Cost

AQ

AP

Cost

AQ

SP

Cost

SQ

SP

Cost

           1,339,000

$                                        6.20

$    8,301,800.00 (A)

                           1,339,000

$                   4.40

$ 5,891,600.00 (B)

            1,620,000

$                   4.40

$ 7,128,000.00 (C)

Material Price Variance

$        2,410,200.00

Material Quantity Variance

$               1,236,400.00

Unfavourable [A – B]

Favourable [C – B]

Material Price Variance

$                                                                                                                                 2,410,200.00

Unfavourable (1)

Material Quantity Variance

$                                                                                                                                   1,236,400.00

Favourable (2)

Material Cost Variance

$                                                                                                                                 1,173,800.00

Unfavourable (1 + 2)

Actual Cost

Standard cost for actual quantity purchased

Standard Cost

AH

AR

Cost

AH

SR

Cost

SH

SR

Cost

               265,000

$                                     12.00

$    3,180,000.00 [A]

                               265,000

$                14.00

$ 3,710,000.00 [B]

               324,000

$                 14.00

$ 4,536,000.00 [C]

Labor Rate Variance

$              530,000.00 [B – A]

Labor Efficiency Variance

$                   826,000.00 [C – B]

Favourable

Favourable

Labor Rate Variance

$                                                                                                                                       530,000.00

Favourable [1]

Labor Efficiency Variance

$                                                                                                                                       826,000.00

Favourable [2]

Labor Cost Variance

$                                                                                                                                   1,356,000.00

Favourable [ 1+2]

Actual Overhead:

Variable (given)

$                       2,736,900.00

Fixed (given)

$                       2,442,900.00

Total Actual Overhead (A)

$    5,179,800.00

Budgeted Overhead:

Variable [54,000 units x 6hr per unit x $ 8 per hour]

$                       2,592,000.00

Fixed [given at all level same]

$                       3,168,000.00

Total Budgeted Overhead (B)

$    5,760,000.00

Controllable Variance (B – A)

$        580,200.00 Favourable

Actual Cost

Standard cost for actual quantity purchased

Standard Cost

AQ

AP

Cost

AQ

SP

Cost

SQ

SP

Cost

           1,339,000

$                                        6.20

$    8,301,800.00 (A)

                           1,339,000

$                   4.40

$ 5,891,600.00 (B)

            1,620,000

$                   4.40

$ 7,128,000.00 (C)

Material Price Variance

$        2,410,200.00

Material Quantity Variance

$               1,236,400.00

Unfavourable [A – B]

Favourable [C – B]

Material Price Variance

$                                                                                                                                 2,410,200.00

Unfavourable (1)

Material Quantity Variance

$                                                                                                                                   1,236,400.00

Favourable (2)

Material Cost Variance

$                                                                                                                                 1,173,800.00

Unfavourable (1 + 2)

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