Ch.9 Review Assignments Saved Cal Poly Pomona 10 6 points Skipped eBook Print References Miller Toy Company manufactures a plastic swimming pool at its Westwood Plant. The plant has been experiencing problems as shown by its June contribution format income statement below Sales (5,000 pools) Variable expenses: Variable cost of goods sold Variable selling expenses Total variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Manufacturing overhead Selling and administrative Total fixed expenses Net operating income (loss) Flexible Budget $272,000 Actual $272,000 84,250 99,765 23,000 23,000 107,250 122,765 164,750 149,235 64,000 64,000 85,000 89,000 153,000 $11,750 153,000 5 (3,765) "Contains direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead Janet Dunn, who has just been appointed general manager of the Westwood Plant, has been given instructions to "get things under control. Upon reviewing the plant's income statement, Ms. Dunn has concluded that the major problem lies in the variable cost of goods sold. She has been provided with the following standard cost per swimming pool: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Total standard cost per unit "Based on machine-hours Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Standard Price or Rate Cost 3.9 pounds 0.8 hours $ 2.50 per pound $9.75 $ 8.00 per hour 6.40 0.2 hours $ 3.50 per hour 0.70 $16.85 During June the plant produced 5,000 pools and incurred the following costs: a. Purchased 24,500 pounds of materials at a cost of $2.95 per pound. b. Used 19,300 pounds of materials in production. (Finished goods and work in process inventories are insignificant and can be ignored.) c. Worked 4,600 direct labor-hours at a cost of $7.70 per hour. d. Incurred variable manufacturing overhead cost totaling $5,070 for the month. A total of 1,300 machine-hours was recorded on a monthlic basis