180.Martinez Bakery has prepared the following flexible budget analysis for October:
CostFlexible BudgetPrice VarianceQuantity Variance
Materials$11,000$430 U$780 F
Labor45,000470 F150 U
Martinez Bakery purchased the same amount of units of materials as it used in production. The number of pounds of materials used totaled 2,130. Each unit of product requires a ½ pound of material. The standard cost per unit was $5.50 per pound.
How much is the actual cost of materials used?
How much did the company spend per pound of material?
How many pounds of material were allowed in the flexible budget?
How many units of product did the company produce?
181.Martinez Bakery has prepared the following flexible budget analysis for October:
CostFlexible BudgetPrice VarianceQuantity Variance
Materials$11,000$430 U$780 F
Labor45,000300 F150 U
The actual labor rate per hour was $13.00. The standard labor time is 6 minutes per unit.
How much is the actual cost of labor incurred?
How much is the actual number of hours used?
How much is the standard labor rate allowed in the flexible budget?
How many units of product did the company produce?
182.Select the one variance that would most likely result from each of the cases presented by printing the letter of your choice in the answer space provided. If no variance would likely result directly from any case listed, print ‘None’ in the answer space.
Variances
A. favorable materials price varianceG. favorable labor efficiency variance
B. unfavorable materials price varianceH. unfavorable labor efficiency variance
C. favorable materials quantity varianceI. favorable overhead controllable variance
D. unfavorable materials quantity varianceJ. unfavorable overhead controllable variance
E. favorable labor rate varianceK. favorable overhead volume variance
F. unfavorable labor rate varianceL. unfavorable overhead volume variance
CaseAnswer
1. The company purchased more materials than it used during the period.
2. Employees used more indirect materials than expected.
3. Employees worked more slowly than expected.
4. The purchasing manager skillfully negotiated a better price for higher quality materials.
5. The company produced fewer units than budgeted.
183.Andros Company produces ladders. It uses direct labor hours as the cost driver for overhead. The following information was provided concerning its standard cost system for 2014:
Budgeted and Standard DataActual Data
Direct material0.8 lbs. @ $6.40 per lb.Produced2,130 ladders
Direct labor0.9 hrs. @ $15 per hr.Materials purchased1,700 lbs. for $11,135
Fixed overhead$8.20 per labor hourDirect materials used1,740 lbs.
Variable overhead$11,700Direct labor worked2,010 hrs. costing $16,093
Production2,000 laddersVariable overhead$11,620
Fixed overhead$16,620
Calculate all the overhead variances and indicate if each is favorable or unfavorable.