10 Check my work John Fleming, chief administrator for Valley View Hospital, is concerned about the costs for tests in the hospital's lab. Charges for lab tests are consistently higher at Valley View than at other hospitals and have resulted in many complaints. Also, because of strict regulations on amounts reimbursed for lab tests, payments received from insurance companies and governmental units have not been high enough to cover lab costs. Mr. Fleming has asked you to evaluate costs in the hospital's lab for the past month. The following Information is available: a. Two types of tests are performed in the lab-blood tests and smears. During the past month, 1,150 blood tests and 3.700 smears were performed in the lab. . Small glass plates are used in both types of tests. During the past month, the hospital purchased 18,500 plates at a cost of $69,560. 2,700 of these plates were unused at the end of the month, no plates were on hand at the beginning of the month. c. During the past month, 2,700 hours of labor time were recorded in the lab at a cost of $30,105 d. The lab's variable overhead cost last month totaled $22.410. Valley View Hospital has never used standard costs. By searching industry literature, however you have determined the following nationwide averages for hospital bbs: Plates: Three plates are required per lab test. These plates cost $4.00 each and are disposed of after the test is completed Labor. Each blood test should require 0 8 hours to complete, and each mear should require 0.40 hours to complete. The average cost of this lob time is $11.90 per hout Overbead: Overhead cost is based on direct labor hours. The average rate for variable overhead is $780 per hour Required: 1. Compute a materials price variance for the plates purchased last month and a materials quantity walance for the plates usedlost month, 2. For labor cost in the tabi 8. Compute a labor rate variance and a labor officiency variance. b. In most hospitals, one half of the workers in the lab ato senior technicians and one-half are assistants. In an effort to reduce costs. Valey View Hospital employs only one fourth senior technicians and three-fourtis assistants. Would you recommend that this policy be continued? 3- Compute the variable overhead role and efficiency variances 3- Is there any relation between the variable overhead efficiency variance and the labor efficiency variance? De 3-a. Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances. 3-b. Is there any relation between the variable overhead efficiency variance and the labor efficiency variance? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Reg 2A Reg 28 Req3A Reg 38 Compute a materials price variance for the plates purchased last month and a materiais quantity variance for the plates used last month. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting for favorable, * for unfavorable, and "None for no effect (.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) Materials price variance Material quantity variance RoG2A) you recommend that this policy 3-a. Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances, 3-b. Is there any relation between the variable overhead efficiency variance and the labor efficiency variance? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Req 2A Req 2B Req 3A Reg 38 For labor cost in the lab, Compute a labor rate variance and a labor efficiency variance. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and 'None" for no effect (.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) Labor rato variance Labor efficiency variance a. Compute a labor rate variance and a labor efficiency variance. b. In most hospitals, one-half of the workers in the lab are senior technicians and one-half are assistants. In an effort to reduce costs, Valley View Hospital employs only one-fourth senior technicians and three-fourths assistants. Would you recommend that this policy be continued? 3-2. Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances. 3-b, Is there any relation between the variable overhead efficiency variance and the labor efficiency variance? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Reg 2A Reg 28 Reg 3A Reg 38 In most hospitals, one-half of the workers in the lab are senior technicians and one-half are assistants. In an effort to reduce costs, Valley View Hospital employs only one-fourth senior technicians and three-fourths assistants. Would you recommend that this policy be continued Yos NO ns. Would you recommend that this policy 3-a. Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances. 3-b. Is there any relation between the variable overhead efficiency variance and the labor efficiency variance? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Red 2A Reg 28 Rea Reg 33 Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances. (Iridicate the effect of each variance by selecting for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) Variable overhead rate variance Variable overhead efficiency variance 3-a. Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances. 3-b. Is there any relation between the variable overhead efficiency variance and the labor efficiency variance? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Req 2A Reg 28 Req 3A Reg 38 Is there any relation between the variable overhead efficiency variance and the labor efficiency variance? OYes ONO MacBook A go