MTN Ltd manufactures products for the telecommunication industry with one of the products produced being the plastic casing for an entry level phone handset. MTN Ltd employs a variable standard costing system.

The standard information and associated standard costs for producing a handset are as follows:

Direct material: 450 grams at R1 920 per kg

Direct labour: 1 hour and 30 minutes at R75.00 per hour

Variable manufacturing overhead rate R120.00 per machine hour

Machine hours per handset machine hour

Annual budgeted fixed manufacturing overheads was forecasted at R90 000 and normal annual production was set at 6 000 handsets. Fixed manufacturing overhead cost and production incurs evenly throughout the year.

During May 2020, MTN Ltd produced 550 handsets. The following are the actual information and costs that were incurred during May:

Purchased 220 kg of plastic, totalling R418 000. There was 5 kg of plastic left after production in May. There were no opening inventory.

A total cost of R61 600 was debited relating to the 770 direct labour hours worked.

130 machine hours were used at a total cost of R17 1 60.

Fixed manufacturing overheads amounted to R7 700.

1.What is the standard direct material cost per unit?

2.What is the standard direct material cost for the actual material used?

3.What is the direct material price variance?

4.What is the flexible budget amount for direct material?

5.What is the direct material efficiency variance?

6.What is the direct labour price variance?