John Fleming, chief administrator for Valley View Hospital, is concerned about the costs for tests in the hospital's lab. Charges for lab tests are consistently higher at Valley View than other hospitals and have resulted in many complaints. Also, because of strict regulations on amounts reimbursed for lab tests, payments recelved from insurance companies and governmental units have not been high enough to cover lab costs. Mr. Fleming asked you to evaluate costs in the hospital's lab for the past month. The following information is avallable: a. Two types of tests are performed in the lab-blood tests and smears. During the past month. 1,100 blood tests and 3,600 smears were performed in the lab: b. Small glass plates are used in both types of tests. During the past month, the hospital purchosed 18,000 plates at a cost of $58,140 2,600 of these plates were unused at the end of the month; no plates were on hand at the beginning of the month. c. During the past month, 2,600 hours of labor time were recorded in the lab at a cost of $28,860. d. The lab's variable overhead cost last month totaled \$21,320. Valley View Hospital has never used standard costs. By searching industry literature, however, you determined the following nationwide overages for hospital labs: Pfores: Three plates are requlred per lab test. These plates cost $3.40 each and are disposed of after the test is completed. Labor. Each blood test should require 0.8 hour to complete, and each smear should require 0.40 hour to complete. The average cost of this lab time is $11.80 per hour. Overhead: Overhead cost is based on direct labor-hours. The average rate for variable overhead is $770 per hour Required: 1. Compute o materials price variance for the plates purchased last month and a materials quantity variance for the plates used last month. 2. For labor cost in the lab. a. Compute a labor rate variance and a labor efficiency variance b. In most hospitals, one-half of the workers in the lab are senior technicians and one-half are assistants. In an effort to reduce costs, Volley View Hospital employs only one-fourh senior technicians and three-fourths assistants. Would you recommend this policy be continued? 3-a. Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances. 3-b. Is there any relation between the varlable overhead efficiency variance and the labor efficiency variance? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Compute a materials price variance for the plates purchased last month and a materials quantity variance for the plates used last month. zero variance), Input all amounts as positive values. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. For labor cost in the lab, Compute a labor rate variance and a labor efficiency variance. Note: Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. -a. Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances. -b. Is there any relation between the variable overhead efficiency variance and the labor efficiency variance? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. In most hospitals, one-half of the workers in the lab are senior technicians and one-half are assistants. In an effort to reduce costs, Valley View Hospital employs only one-fourth senior technicians and three-fourths assistants. Would you recommend that this policy be continued? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances. Note: Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e. zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Is there any relation between the variable overhead effidency variance and the labor efficiency variance
