Parker Plastic, Inc., manufactures plastic mats to use with rolling office chair

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Parker Plastic, Inc., manufactures plastic mats to use with rolling office chairs. Its standard cost information for last year follows: Standard Quantity Standard Price (Rate) Standard Unit Cost Direct materials (plastic) 12 sq ft. $ 1.45 per sq. ft. $ 17.40 Direct labor 0.3 hr. $ 11.90 per hr. 3.57 Variable manufacturing overhead (based on direct labor hours) 0.3 hr. $ 2.30 per hr. 0.69 Fixed manufacturing overhead $461,000 ÷ 922,000 units) 0.50 Parker Plastic had the following actual results for the past year: Number of units produced and sold 1,160,000 Number of square feet of plastic used 12,000,000 Cost of plastic purchased and used $ 16,800,000 Number of labor hours worked 320,000 Direct labor cost $ 3,744,000 Variable overhead cost $ 1,100,000 Fixed overhead cost $ 377,000 Required: Calculate Parker Plastic’s direct labor rate and efficiency variances. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable.)

Explanation / Answer

1) Direct labor rate variance (Actual rate - standard rate)*actual hours (3,744,000   - 320,000*11.90) 64,000 F 2) direct labor efficiency variance (Actual hrs - standard hrs allowed)*Standard rate (320,000   - 1,160,000*.3)*11.90 333,200 F

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