Case Study

Lucida Company manufactures a product for which the following standards have been set: Standard Cost Standard Quantity or Hours 3 feet ? hours Direct materials Direct labor Standard Price or Rate $ 5 per foot ? per hour $ 15 ? During March, the company purchased direct materials at a cost of $54,600, all of which were used in the production of 3,200 units of product. In addition, 4,900 hours of direct labor time were worked on the product during the month. The cost of this labor time was $36,750. The following variances have been computed for the month: Materials quantity variance Total labor variance Labor efficiency variance $4,500 U $1,650 F $800 U Questions: 1. For direct materials: a. Compute the actual cost per foot for materials for March. b. Compute the materials price variance and a total variance for materials. 2. For direct labor: a. Compute the standard direct labor rate per hour. b. Compute the standard hours allowed for the month's production c. Compute the standard hours allowed per unit of product