Direct Materials, Direct Labor, and Factory Overhead Cost Variance Analysis Markinaw Inc, processes a base chemical into plastic, Standard costs and actual costs for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead incurred for the manufacture of 5,600 units of product were as follows: Standard Costs Actual Costs 7,300 lb. at $4.60 7,200 lb. at $4.40 Direct materials Direct labor 1,400 hrs, at $18.30 1,430 hrs, at $18.50 Factory overhead Rates per direct labor hr. based on 100% of normal capacity of 1,460 direct labor hrs. Variable cost, $2.80 Fixed cost, $4.40 $3,880 variable cost $6,424 fixed cost Each unit requires 0.25 hour of direct labor. Required: a. Determine the direct materials price variance, direct materials quantity variance, and total direct materials cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Direct materials price variance Direct materials quantity variance Total direct materials cost variance b. Determine the direct labor rate variance, direct labor time variance, and total direct labor cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number Direct labor rate variance .... Direct labor time variance Total direct labor cost variance Factory overhead Rates per direct labor hr., based on 100% of normal capacity of 1,460 direct labor hrs. $3,880 variable cost Variable cost, $2.80 Fixed cost, $1.40 $6,124 fixed cost Each unit requires 0.25 hour of direct labor Required: a. Determine the direct materials price variance, direct materials quantity variance, and total direct materials cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number Direct materials price variance Direct materials quentity varience Total direct materials cost variance 5 b. Determine the direct labor rate variance, direct labor time variance, and total direct labor cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number Direct labor rate variance Direct labor time variance Total direct labor cost variance c. Determine variable factory overhead controllable variance, the fixed factory overhead volume variance, and total factory overhead cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number, Variable factory overhead controllable variance Fixed factory overhead volume variance 53 Total factory overhead cost variance
