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Comprehensive Problem 5 Part C: Note: This section is a continuation from Parts A and B of the comprehensive problem. Be sure you have completed
Comprehensive Problem 5 Part C:
Note: This section is a continuation from Parts A and B of the comprehensive problem. Be sure you have completed Parts A and B before attempting Part C. You may have to refer back to data presented in Parts A and B as well as use answers from those parts when completing this section.
Genuine Spice Inc. began operations on January 1 of the current year. The company produces eight- ounce bottles of hand and body lotion called Eternal Beauty. The lotion is sold wholesale in 12-bottle cases for $100 per case. There is a selling commission of $20 per case. The January direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead costs are as follows:
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Part CAugust Variance Analysis
During September of the current year, the controller was asked to perform variance analyses for August. The January operating data provided the standard prices, rates, times, and quantities per case. There were 1,500 actual cases produced during August, which was 250 more cases than planned at the beginning of the month. Actual data for August were as follows:
Actual Direct Materials Price per Unit | Actual Direct Materials Quantity per Case | |||
Cream base | $0.016 | per oz. | 102 | ozs. |
Natural oils | $0.32 | per oz. | 31 | ozs. |
Bottle (8-oz.) | $0.42 | per bottle | 12.5 | bottles |
Actual Direct Labor Rate | Actual Direct Labor Time per Case | |
Mixing | $18.20 | 19.50 min. |
Filling | 14.00 | 5.60 min. |
Actual variable overhead | $305.00 | |
Normal volume | 1,600 cases |
The prices of the materials were different from standard due to fluctuations in market prices. The standard quantity of materials used per case was an ideal standard. The Mixing Department used a higher grade labor classification during the month, thus causing the actual labor rate to exceed standard. The Filling Department used a lower grade labor classification during the month, thus causing the actual labor rate to be less than standard.
Required:
10. Determine and interpret the direct materials price and quantity variances for the three materials. Enter the costs in dollars and cents (carried to three decimal places when required). Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
Direct Materials Price Variance: | ||||||
Cream Base | Natural Oils | Bottles | ||||
Actual price | $fill in the blank 1 | $fill in the blank 2 | $fill in the blank 3 | |||
Standard price | fill in the blank 4 | fill in the blank 5 | fill in the blank 6 | |||
Difference | $fill in the blank 7 | $fill in the blank 8 | $fill in the blank 9 | |||
Actual quantity (units) | Xfill in the blank 10 | ozs. | Xfill in the blank 11 | ozs. | Xfill in the blank 12 | btls. |
Direct materials price variance | $fill in the blank 13 | $fill in the blank 14 | $fill in the blank 15 | |||
Indicate if favorable or unfavorable |
Enter the standard price to two decimal places.
Direct Materials Quantity Variance: | ||||||
Cream Base | Natural Oils | Bottles | ||||
Actual quantity | fill in the blank 19 | ozs. | fill in the blank 20 | ozs. | fill in the blank 21 | btls. |
Standard quantity | fill in the blank 22 | fill in the blank 23 | fill in the blank 24 | |||
Difference | fill in the blank 25 | ozs. | fill in the blank 26 | ozs. | fill in the blank 27 | btls. |
Standard price | X $fill in the blank 28 | X $fill in the blank 29 | X $fill in the blank 30 | |||
Direct materials quantity variance | $fill in the blank 31 | $fill in the blank 32 | $fill in the blank 33 | |||
Indicate if favorable or unfavorable |
The fluctuation in
caused the direct material price variances. All the quantity variances were indicating
.
11. Determine and interpret the direct labor rate and time variances for the two departments. Do not round hours. Enter the costs in dollars and cents. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
Direct Labor Rate Variance: | ||||
Mixing Department | Filling Department | |||
Actual rate | $fill in the blank 40 | $fill in the blank 41 | ||
Standard rate | fill in the blank 42 | fill in the blank 43 | ||
Difference | $fill in the blank 44 | $fill in the blank 45 | ||
Actual time (hours) | Xfill in the blank 46 | Xfill in the blank 47 | ||
Direct labor rate variance | $fill in the blank 48 | $fill in the blank 49 | ||
Indicate if favorable or unfavorable |
Direct Labor Time Variance: | ||||
Mixing Department | Filling Department | |||
Actual time (hours) | fill in the blank 52 | fill in the blank 53 | ||
Standard time (hours) | fill in the blank 54 | fill in the blank 55 | ||
Difference | fill in the blank 56 | fill in the blank 57 | ||
Standard rate | X $fill in the blank 58 | X $fill in the blank 59 | ||
Direct labor time variance | $fill in the blank 60 | $fill in the blank 61 | ||
Indicate if favorable or unfavorable |
The change in the
caused the labor rate variances. This change
have been responsible for the direct labor time variance.
12. Determine and interpret the factory overhead controllable variance. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
Actual variable overhead | $fill in the blank 66 |
Variable overhead at standard cost | fill in the blank 67 |
Factory overhead controllable variance | $fill in the blank 68 |
Indicate if favorable or unfavorable |
The factory overhead controllable variance was caused by the variance in
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13. Determine and interpret the factory overhead volume variance. When determining the fixed factory overhead rate, round the factory overhead rate to two decimal places and the factory overhead volume variance to whole dollars. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
Normal volume (cases) | fill in the blank 71 |
Actual volume (cases) | fill in the blank 72 |
Difference | fill in the blank 73 |
Fixed factory overhead rate | $fill in the blank 74 |
Factory overhead volume variance | $fill in the blank 75 |
Indicate if favorable or unfavorable |
The volume variance indicates the cost of
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14. Why are the standard direct labor and direct materials costs in the calculations for parts (10) and (11) based on the actual 1,500-case production volume rather than the planned 1,375 cases of production used in the budgets for parts (6) and (7)?
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