Computing materials, labor, and overhead variances. The Tallahassee Company manufactures one product. Its standard costs under efficient Operating conditions are as follows:

The manufacturing overhead rate is based on a normal yearly volume of 360,000 .
direct labor hours. The fixed overhead totals $360,000 per year. Production and cost figures for the month of April 19X1 are as follows:

Instructions 1. Compute the total materials variance from the standard. Divide this variance into its two component parts, showing whether each is favorable or unfavorable.
2. Compute the total direct labor variance from the standard. Divide this variance into its two component parts, showing whether each is favorable or unfavorable.
3. Compute the total manufacturing overhead variance from the standard. Divide this variance into the budget variance and the volume variance. Then divide the budget variance into its two component parts.
4. Which person in the company is most likely to be responsible for each of the variance factors that you determined above?

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Material, 5 lb at $4 per lb $20.00 Direct Labor, 3 hr at $6 per hr Manufacturing Overhead, 3 hr at $3 per hr Total Standard Costs per Unit 18.00 9.00 $47.00