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Plastik World Company processes a base chemical into plastic.Standard Costs and

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Question

Plastik World Company processes a base chemical into plastic.Standard Costs and Actual Costs for DM, DL, and Factory O/Hincurred for the manufacture of 2,600 units of product were asfollows:

                               Standard Costs             Actual Costs
DM                          6,850 pounds at$6.40          7,000pounds at $6.35
DL                           2,050 hours at$19.80          2,100hours at $20.20
FactoryO/H             Rates per DL hour,
                               based on 100% of normal
                               capacity of 1,950 DL hours:
                                    Variable Cost, $2.50       $4,970 Variable Cost
                                    Fixed Cost,$4.50            $8,775 Fixed Cost

Each unit requires 0.6 hour of DL.

Instructions
Determine (a) the Price Variance, Quantity Variance, and Total DMCost Variance; (b) the Rate Variance, Time Variance, and Total DLCost Variance; and (c) Variable Factory O/H Controllable Variance,the Fixed Factory O/H Volume Variance, and Total Factory O/H CostVariance. ?

*The txtbook have stated a partial answer...
(c) Controllable Variance, $155 F

Explanation / Answer

Determine (a) the Price Variance, Quantity Variance, and TotalDM Cost Variance ======================================================== Direct materials pricevariance   =    (SP   -   AP)x AQ                                                 =   ($6.40 - $6.35) x 7,000pounds      =   $350Favorable DM QuantityVariance             =      (AQx SP)   -   (SQ x SP)                                                =   (7,000 x $6.40)   - (6,850x $6.40)   =   $960 Unfavorable DM Total CostVariance          =      Standardmaterials cost - Actual materials cost                                                 =      (6,850x $6.40) - (7,000 x $6.35)                                                 =      $43,840  -   $44,450   = $610 Unfavorable ____________________________________________________________________________________________
(b) the Rate Variance, Time Variance, and Total DL CostVariance
DL Ratevariance            =    (SR       -   AR)       x    Actualhours worked                                        =   ($19.80 - $20.20)   x 2,100hours         =      $840Unfavorable DL Timevariance              =   (AH   -    SH) x SR                                           =   (2,100  - 2,050) x$19.80            =      $990Unfavorable Total DL CostVariance   =   Actual laborCost    -   Standard labor cost                                        =   (2,100 x $20.20)    -   (2,050 x $19.80)      =   $1,830Unfavorable ____________________________________________________________________________________________ (c) Variable Factory O/H Controllable Variance          Actaulvariable Overhead   - Standard variableoverhead          =   $4,970  -   (2,050 x $2.50)    = $4,970   - $5,125      =      $155Favorable ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Fixed Factory O/H Volume Variance ========================= Actual Fixed Overhead   -   Fixed overheadapplied =   $8,775   - (2,050 x $4.50per DLH) =   $8,775   - $9,225      =   $450Favorable