Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is

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Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows:

Direct materials: 5 pounds at $8.00 per pound $ 40.00

Direct labor: 2 hours at $14 per hour $28.00

Variable overhead: 2 hours at $5 per hour $10.00

Total standard cost per unit

$78.00

The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 25,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 30,000 units and incurred the following costs:

   a   Purchased 160,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $7.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production.

   b   Direct laborers worked 55,000 hours at a rate of $15.00 per hour.

   c   Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $280,500.

1. What raw materials cost would be included in the company’s planning budget for March?

2. What raw materials cost would be included in the company’s flexible budget for March?

   Ans: 1,200,000

3. What is the materials price variance for March?

   ans: 80,000 F

4. What is the materials quantity variance for March?

   ans: 80,000 U

5. If Preble had purchased 170,000 pounds of materials at $7.50 per pound and used 160,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials price variance for March?

   ans: 85,000 F

6.If Preble had purchased 170,000 pounds of materials at $7.50 per pound and used 160,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials quantity variance for March?

   ans: 80,000 U

7. What direct labor cost would be included in the company’s planning budget for March?

8. What direct labor cost would be included in the company’s flexible budget for March?

   ans: 840,000

9.What is the labor rate variance for March?

   ans: 55,000 U

10. What is the labor efficiency variance for March?

11. What is the labor spending variance for March?

12. What variable manufacturing overhead cost would be included in the company’s planning budget for March?

13. What variable manufacturing overhead cost would be included in the company’s flexible budget for March?

14. What is the variable overhead rate variance for March?

15. What is the variable overhead efficiency variance for March?

The ones in bold are missing the answers. (1,7,10-15)

Explanation / Answer

1. Raw material cost in planning budget: 25000 units x 5 pounds x $40 = $1000000

7. Direct labor cost in planning budget: 25000 units x 2 hours x $14 = $700000

10. Labor efficiency variance = (AH x SR) - (SH x SR) = (55000 x $14) - (60000 x $14) = $70000 F

SH = 30000 units x 2 hours = 60000 hours

11. Labor spending variance = (AH x AR) - (AH x SR) = (55000 x $15) - (55000 x $14) = $55000 U

Per Chegg guidelines, 4 sub-parts have been answered.

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