Miller Toy Company manufactures a plastic swimming pool at its Westwood Plant. T
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Miller Toy Company manufactures a plastic swimming pool at its Westwood Plant. The plant has been experiencing problems as shown by its June contribution format income statement below BudgetedActual $310,000 $310,000 Sales (7,000 pools) Variable expenses Variable cost of goods sold* 110,810 131,685 25,000 25,000 Variable selling expenses Total variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses 135,810 156,685 174,190 153,315 66,000 66,000 Manufacturing overhead Selling and administrative 91,000 91,000 157.000 157.000 $ 17,190 $ (3,685) Total fixed expenses Net operating income (loss) Contains direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead Janet Dunn, who has just been appointed general manager of the Westwood Plant, has been given instructions to "get things under control." Upon reviewing the plant's income statement, Ms. Dunn has concluded that the major problem lies in the variable cost of goods sold. She has been provided with the following standard cost per swimming pool Standard Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price Cost Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead 0.4 hours 4.1 pounds 0.4 hours $2.70 per pound $8.20 per hour $3.70 per hour $11.07 3.28 1.48 Total standard cost $15.83 Based on machine-hours During June the plant produced 7,000 pools and incurred the following costs a. Purchased 33,700 pounds of materials at a cost of $3.15 per pound b. Used 28,500 pounds of materials in production. (Finished goods and work in process inventories are insignificant and can be ignored.) c. Worked 3,400 direct labor-hours at a cost of $7.90 per hour d. Incurred variable manufacturing overhead cost totaling $12,710 for the month. A total of 3,100 machine- hours was recorded It is the company's policy to close all variances to cost of goods sold on a monthly basisExplanation / Answer
1-a) Material price variance (Actual price - standard price )* AQ purchased (3.15-2.70)*33700 15165 U Materials Quantity variance (AQ used - SQ allowed)*Standard price (28500 - 7000*4.1)*2.70 540 F 1-b) Labor rate variance (Actual rate - standard rate)*Actual hours (7.90 - 8.20)*3,400 1020 F Labor Efficiency variance (Actual hours - standard hours allowed)* Std rate (3,400 - 7000*.4)*8.20 4920 U 1-c) Variable overhead rate variance (Actual rate - standard rate)*Actual hours (4.1 - 3.70)*3,400 1360 U Variable overhead Efficiency variance (Actual hours - standard hours allowed)* Std rate (3400 - 2,800)*1.48 888 U 2) Net Variance 20773 U Material price variance 15,165 U Material quantity variance 540 F labor rate variance 1020 F labor efficiecny variance 4920 U variable overhead rate variance 1360 U variable overhead efficiency variance 888 U net variance 20,773 U 3) material price variance labor efficiency variance