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3 Gripper Tire Co. manufactures automobile tires. Standard costs and actual cost

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Question

3 Gripper Tire Co. manufactures automobile tires. Standard costs and actual costs for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead incurred for the manufacture of 4,160 tires were as follows Standard Costs Actual Costs Direct materials Direct labor Factory overhead 100,000 lbs. at $6.40 2,080 hrs. at $15.75 Rates per direct labor hr, based on 100% of normal capacity of 2,000 direct labor hrs: 101,000 lbs. at $6.50 2,000 hrs. at $15.40 Variable cost, $4.00 Fixed cost, $6.00 $8,200 variable cost $12,000 fixed cost Each tire requires 0.5 hour of direct labor. Reauired: Sheet1Sheet2 Sheet3 Type here to search

Explanation / Answer

DIRECT MATERIAL VARIANCES

$

$

$

ACTUAL COST

LESS:

656500

10,100 ADV

PRICE

VARIANCE

ACTUAL WEIGHT X STD COST

LESS:

101000 X 6.40

646400

STD WEIGHTX

STD COST

100000X

6.40

640000

USAGE VARIANCE

6400 ADV

TOTAL VARIANCE

16500

DIRECT LABOUR VARIANCES

$

$

$

ACTUAL COST

LESS:

2000 X

15,40

30800

EXPENDITURE

VARIANCE

700 FAV

ACTUAL HOURS X STD COST

LESS:

2000 X

15.75

31500

STD HOURS X

STD COST

2080 X

15.75

32760

EFFICIENCY

VARIANCE

1260 FAV

TOTAL VARIANCE

1960 FAV

VARIABLE OVERHEAD   VARIANCES

$

$

$

ACTUAL COST

LESS:

8200

EXPENDITURE

VARIANCE

200 ADV

ACTUAL HOURS X STD COST

LESS:

2000

X 4

8000

STD HOURS X

STD COST

2080 X

4

8320

EFFICIENCY

VARIANCE

320 FAV

TOTAL VARIANCE

120 FAV

FIXED OVERHEAD   VARIANCES

$

$

$

ACTUAL COST

LESS:

12000

BUDGETED OVERHEADS

LESS:

12000

ACTUAL HOURS X STD COST

LESS:

2000 X

6

12000

STD HOURS X

STD COST

4160 X .5 X 6

12480

EFFICIENCY

480

FAV

TOTAL VARIANCE

480 FAV

IMPACT OF    VARIANCES ON INCOME STATEMENT

$ ADV

$ FAV

DM

PRICE

10100

USAGE

6500

DL

RATE

700

EFFICIENCY

1260

VARIABLE OH

EXPENDITURE

200

EFFICIENCY

320

FIXED OH

EXPENDITURE

0

480

EFFICIENCY

OVERALL

TOTAL VARIANCE

16800

2760

$14,040 ADV WILL REDUCE PROFITS

DIRECT MATERIAL VARIANCES

$

$

$

ACTUAL COST

LESS:

656500

10,100 ADV

PRICE

VARIANCE

ACTUAL WEIGHT X STD COST

LESS:

101000 X 6.40

646400

STD WEIGHTX

STD COST

100000X

6.40

640000

USAGE VARIANCE

6400 ADV

TOTAL VARIANCE

16500