1. BatCo makes metal baseball bats. Each bat requires 1 kg of aluminum at $20 per kg and 0.35 direct labor hours at $26 per hour. Overhead is assigned at the rate of $32 per direct labor hour. Assume the actual cost to manufacture one metal bat was $46.30. Compute the cost variance and classify it as favorable or unfavorable. (Round "Qty per unit" to 2 decimal places.)

Quantity per Unit

Cost per Input

Standard Cost per Unit

Direct materials

Direct labor

Overhead

2. The following information describes production activities of Mercer Manufacturing for the year:

Actual direct materials used	27,000 lbs. at $4.75 per lb.
Actual direct labor used	8,600 hours for a total of $172,860
Actual units produced	51,000

Budgeted standards for each unit produced are 0.50 pounds of direct material at $4.70 per pound and 10 minutes of direct labor at $21.00 per hour.

(1)	Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

(2)	Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

3.Trico Company set the following standard unit costs for its single product.

Direct materials (29 Ibs. @ $3 per Ib.)	$	87.00
Direct labor (6 hrs. @ $6 per hr.)		36.00
Factory overheadvariable (6 hrs. @ $4 per hr.)		24.00
Factory overheadfixed (6 hrs. @ $5 per hr.)		30.00
Total standard cost	$	177.00

The predetermined overhead rate is based on a planned operating volume of 80% of the productive capacity of 60,000 units per quarter. The following flexible budget information is available.

	Operating Levels
		70%		80%		90%
Production in units		42,000		48,000		54,000
Standard direct labor hours		252,000		288,000		324,000
Budgeted overhead
Fixed factory overhead	$	1,440,000	$	1,440,000	$	1,440,000
Variable factory overhead	$	1,008,000	$	1,152,000	$	1,296,000

During the current quarter, the company operated at 90% of capacity and produced 54,000 units of product; actual direct labor totaled 318,000 hours. Units produced were assigned the following standard costs:

Direct materials (1,566,000 Ibs. @ $3 per Ib.)	$	4,698,000
Direct labor (324,000 hrs. @ $6 per hr.)		1,944,000
Factory overhead (324,000 hrs. @ $9 per hr.)		2,916,000
Total standard cost	$	9,558,000

Actual costs incurred during the current quarter follow:

Direct materials (1,561,000 Ibs. @ $3.10 per lb.)	$	4,839,100
Direct labor (318,000 hrs. @ $5.75 per hr.)		1,828,500
Fixed factory overhead costs		2,820,000
Variable factory overhead costs		2,640,000
Total actual costs	$	12,127,600

3.

value: 20.00 points

Required information

Required:
1.	Compute the direct materials cost variance, including its price and quantity variances.