Orion Corporation has established the following standards for the prime costs of one unit of its chief
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Orion Corporation has established the following standards for the prime costs of one unit of its chief product, dartboards.
Standard Quantity Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost
Direct material..................... 8 pounds...............$1.75 per pound.............$14.00
Direct labor........................... .25 hour..................$8.00 per hour...............2.00
Total................................................................................................................... $16.00
During June, Orion purchased 160,000 pounds of direct material at a total cost of $304,000. The total wages for June were $42,000, 90 percent of which were for direct labor. Orion manufactured 19,000 dartboards during June, using 142,500 pounds of the direct material purchased in June and 5,000 direct-labor hours.
Required:
Compute the following variances for June, and indicate whether each is favorable or unfavorable.
1. The direct-material price variance.
2. The direct-material quantity variance.
3. Direct-material purchase price variance.
4. The direct-labor rate variance.
5. The direct-labor efficiency variance.
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Managerial Accounting Creating Value in a Dynamic Business Environment
ISBN: 978-1259569562
11th edition
Authors: Ronald W. Hilton