Sports Manufacturing, Inc., produces and sells footballs. The standard cost for materials and labor for one regulation-size
Question:
Sports Manufacturing, Inc., produces and sells footballs. The standard cost for materials and labor for one regulation-size football is as follows:
Direct materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 feet of leather at $5.50 per foot
Direct labor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/2 hour at $9.00 per hour
During the period, Sports Manufacturing recorded a materials price variance of $100 U and a materials quantity variance of $380 F. In addition, the company recorded a labor rate variance and a labor efficiency variance of $1,200 U and $450 U, respectively. Seven thousand footballs were produced during the period, and the materials inventory did not change during the period.
Required:
1. Compute the actual costs for materials and labor during the period.
2. Provide the journal entries to record the materials price and quantity variances.
3. Provide the journal entries to record the labor rate and efficiency variances.
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Accounting concepts and applications
ISBN: 978-0538745482
11th Edition
Authors: Albrecht Stice, Stice Swain