Topaz Company makes one product and has set the following standards for material
ID: 2375498 • Letter: T
Question
Topaz Company makes one product and has set the following standards for materials and labor:
During the past month, the company purchased 6,700 pounds of direct materials at a cost of $17,085. All of this material was used in the production of 1,300 units of product. Direct labor cost totaled $24,750 for the month. The following variances have been computed:
Compute the standard price per pound for materials. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Compute the standard quantity allowed for materials for the month%u2019s production. (Round your intermediate calculation to 2 decimal places.)
Compute the standard quantity of materials allowed per unit of product. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Compute the actual direct labor cost per hour for the month. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Compute the labor rate variance. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. Indicate the effect of variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)
Explanation / Answer
Direct Labor
Standard hours per unit $2.10 hours
Standard rate $8.50 per hour
Standard cost per unit $17.85
During the past month, the company purchased 6,700 pounds of direct materials at a cost of $18,090. All of this material was used in the production of 1,100 units of product. Direct labor cost totaled $16,290 for the month. The following variances have been computed:
Materials quantity variance $ 1,180 U
Total materials spending variance $ 495 F
Labor efficiency variance $ 4,250 F
Solution:
Standard cost per pound is 2.7739.
Actual cost of 18,090 / 6,700# = 2.
70.
Spending Variance 495 F means standard cost of 6,700 # was 18,090 + 495, or 18,585, or 2.7739
Quantity variance was 1,180 U, or 425.4 #
Standard quantity must have been 6,274.6 at stnd cost of 17,405 vs actual 6,700 # at standard of 18,585, an unfavorable 1,180
Standard quantity per unit was 6,274.6# / 1,100 = 5.7 # x 2.7739 = $15.81 DM per unit