Variance analysis}

Folsom Shirts, Inc., manufactures men's sport shirts for large stores. Folsom produces a single quality shirt in lots of a dozen according to each customer's order and attaches the store's label. The standard costs for a dozen shirts include the following:

d. A total of \(\$ 288,000\) was budgeted for overhead for the year, based on estimated production at the plant's normal capacity of 48,000 dozen shirts per year. Overhead is \(40 \%\) fixed and \(60 \%\) variable at this level of production.

e. There was no work in process at October 1. During October, Lots 30 and 31 were completed, and all materials were issued for Lot 32, which was \(80 \%\) completed as to labor and overhead.
{Required:}
1. Prepare a schedule computing the October standard cost of Lots 30 , 31, and 32 .
2. Prepare a schedule computing the materials price variance for October and indicate whether it is favorable or unfavorable.
3. For each lot produced during October, prepare schedules computing the following (indicate whether favorable or unfavorable):

a. Materials quantity variance in yards.

b. Labor efficiency variance in hours. (Hint: Don't forget the percentage of completion.)

c. Labor rate variance in dollars.
4. Prepare a schedule computing the total controllable and volume overhead variances for October and indicate whether they are favorable or unfavorable.

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Direct materials Direct labor..... Factory overhead Standard cost per dozen 24 yards @ $0.55/yd. 3 hours @$7.35/hr. 3 hours $2.00/hr. $13.20 22.05 6.00 $41.25 During October, Folsom worked on three orders for shirts. Job cost records for the month disclose the following: Lot Units in Lot 30 1,000 dozen 31 1,700 dozen 32 1,200 dozen Materials Used 24,100 yards 40,440 yards 28,825 yards Hours Worked 2,980 5,130 2,890 The following information is also available: a. Folsom purchased 95,000 yards of materials during October at a cost of $53,200. The materials price variance is recorded when goods are purchased and all inventories are carried at standard cost. b. Direct labor incurred amounted to $81,400 during October. Accord- ing to payroll records, production employees were paid $7.40 per hour. c. Overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor hours. Factory overhead totaling $22,800 was incurred during October.