Bandar Industries Berhad of Malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. One of the company's products, a football helmet for the North American market, requires a special plastic. During the quarter ending June 30 , the company manufactured 4,000 helmets, using 3,040 kilograms of plastic. The plastic cost the company $20,064. According to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.70 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $7.00 per kilogram. Required: 1. What is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (SQ) that is allowed to make 4,000 helmets? 2. What is the standard materials cost allowed (SQ SP ) to make 4,000 helmets? 3. What is the materials spending variance? 4. What is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance? (For requirements 3 and 4 , indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (L.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations.) SkyChefs, Incorporated, prepares in-flight meals for a number of mojor airlines. One of the company's products is grilled saimon in dill sauce with baby new potatoes and spring vegetables. During the most recent week, the company prepared 6,300 of these meals using 1,800 direct labor-hours. The company paid its direct labor workers a total of $18,000 for this work, or $10.00 per hour. According to the standard cost card for this meal, it should require 0.30 direct labor-hours at a cost of $9.20 per hour. Required: 1. What is the standard labor-hours allowed (SH) to prepore 6,300 meals? 2. What is the standard labor cost allowed (5SHSR ) to prepare 6,300 meals? 3. What is the labor spending variance? 4. What is the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance? (For requirements 3 and 4 , indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F* for favorable, " U " for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e.- zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations.) Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one unit of Zoom are given below: During the most recent month, the following activity was recorded: a. Twenty one thousand five hundred pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $2.10 per pound. b. All of the material purchased was used to produce 2,500 units of Zoom. c. 2,000 hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost of $21,000. Required: 1. Compute the materials price and quantity variances for the month. 2. Compute the labor rate and efficiency variances for the month. (For all requirements, Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest whole dollac.) Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one unit of Zoom are given below: During the most recent month, the following activity was recorded: a. Twelve thousand two hundred pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $2.40 per pound. b. The company produced only 1,220 units, using 10,980 pounds of material. (The rest of the material purchased remained in raw materials inventory.) c. 710 hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost of $8,520. Required: Compute the materials price and quantity variances for the month. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)
