Mankiw Company uses a standard cost system in its accounting for the manufacturing costs of its only
Question:
Mankiw Company uses a standard cost system in its accounting for the manufacturing costs of its only product. The standard cost information for materials and labor is as follows:
Direct materials: 5 pounds at $8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40
Direct labor: 4 hours at $8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
During April of its first year of operation, the company completed 2,300 units and had the following materials and labor variances:
Materials price variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,400 F
Materials quantity variance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800 F
Labor rate variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,350 U
Labor efficiency variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,600 U
There was no work-in-process inventory at the beginning or end of April.
Required:
Compute the following amounts:
1. The amount of materials and labor debited to Work-in-Process Inventory during April
2. The pounds of materials used in production
3. The actual hours of labor used in production
4. The actual labor rate per hour
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Accounting concepts and applications
ISBN: 978-0538745482
11th Edition
Authors: Albrecht Stice, Stice Swain