1. Compute the direct material price variance and the direct material quantity variance.

2. Who is generally responsible for each variance?

3. Interpret the variances.

Standards Actual Results GrandScapes allocated fixed manufacturing overhead to production based on standard direct labor hours. Last month, the company reported the following actual results for the production of 1,400 flower bots: GrandScapes is a manufacturer of large flower pots for urban settings. The company has these standards: (Click the icon to view the standards.) (Click the icon to view the actual results.) Read the Requirement 1. Compute the direct material price variance and the direct material quantity variance. (Enter the variances as positive numbers. Enter currency amounts in the formula to the nearest cent and then round the final variance amount to the nearest whole dollar. Label the variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). Abbreviations used: DM = Direct materials) First determine the formula for the price variance, then compute the price variance for direct materials. Determine the formula for the quantity variance, then compute the quantity variance for direct material. Requirement 2. Who is generally responsible for each variance? The department is responsible for the materials price variance. The department is responsible for the materials quantity variance. Requirement 3. Interpret the variances. The materials price variance means that the actual price Ceramics Etc.'s personnel paid for resin the standard budgeted price for resin. The materials quantity variance means that Ceramics Etc.'s employees used resin than they should have to produce 1,400 pots