Harmon Household Products, Inc., manufactures a number of consumer items for general household use. One of these products, a chopping board, requires an expensive hardwood. During a recent month, the company manufactured 4,000 chopping boards using 2,760 board feet of hardwood. The hardwood cost the company $23,736.

The companys standards for one chopping board are 0.62 board feet of hardwood, at a cost of $9.00 per board foot.

Required:
1a.	According to the standards, what cost for wood should have been incurred to make 4,000 chopping blocks?

Total standard cost

$

1b.

How much greater or less is this than the cost that was incurred? (Input the amount as a positive value. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Indicate the effect of variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance)

Spending variance

$

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2.

Break down the difference computed in (1) above into a materials quantity variance and a materials price variance.(Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance)

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