Parson Awning manufactures awnings and uses a standard cost system. The company allocates overhead based on the number of direct labor hours. The following are the company's cost and standards data: | (Click the icon to view the standards.) Requirement 1. Calculate the standard cost of one awning. Standard cost Direct materials Direct labor Variable MOH Standard cost per unit 260 68 12 C Actual cost and operating data from the most recent month are as follows: (Click the icon to view the actual results.) All manufacturing overhead is allocated on the basis of direct labor hours. Read the requirements. Fixed MOH Total standard cost 32 372 Requirement 2a. Calculate the direct material variances. (Enter the variances as positive numbers. Enter currency amounts to the nearest cent and your answers to the nearest whole dollar. Label the variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). Abbreviations used: DM = Direct materials.) First determine the formula for the price variance, then compute the price variance for direct materials. Actual quantity used ( 37200 Standard price 504184 Actual price = DM price variance = Determine the formula for the quantity variance, then compute the quantity variance for direct materials. ( ( = DM quantity variance ) = Requirement 2b. Calculate the direct labor variances. (Enter the variances as positive numbers. Enter currency amounts to the nearest cent and your answers to the nearest whole dollar. Label the variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). Abbreviations used: DL = Direct labor.) First determine the formula for the rate variance, then compute the rate variance for direct labor. = DL rate variance ( ) = First determine the formula for the efficiency variance, then compute the efficiency variance for direct labor. ( ( = DL efficiency variance ) = Requirement 2c. Calculate the variable manufacturing overhead variances. (Enter the variances as positive numbers. Enter currency amounts to the nearest cent and your answers to the nearest whole dollar. Label the variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).) First determine the formula for the rate variance, then compute the rate variance for variable manufacturing overhead. (Round interim calculations to the nearest cent.) = Variable overhead rate variance = Now compute the variable manufacturing overhead efficiency variance. First determine the formula for the efficiency variance, then compute the efficiency variance for variable manufacturing overhead. Variable overhead = efficiency variance Requirement 2d. Calculate the fixed manufacturing overhead variances. (Enter the variance as a positive number. Label the variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).) Begin by computing the fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance. First determine the formula for the budget variance, then compute the budget variance for fixed manufacturing overhead. = Fixed MOH budget variance = Now compute the fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance. First determine the formula for the volume variance, then compute the volume variance for fixed manufacturing overhead. Fixed MOH = volume variance = Requirement 3. Explain what each of the variances you calculated means and give at least one possible explanation for each of those variances. Direct materials: Variance Meaning DM price DM quantity Direct Labor: Variance DL rate DL efficiency Meaning Possible explanation Possible explanation Variable manufacturing overhead: Variance VOH rate Meaning VOH efficiency Fixed manufacturing overhead: Variance Meaning FOH budget FOH volume Possible explanation Possible explanation Are any of the variances likely to be interrelated? The variance is likely to be related to the variance. It is likely that Parson Awning This may have resulted in Standard Price and Volume I bl Actual Results Standards: Direct materials 20.0 yards per awning at $13.00 per yard Direct labor 4.0 hours per awning at $17.00 per hour Variable MOH standard rate $3.00 per direct labor hour Predetermined fixed MOH standard rate $8.00 per direct labor hour Total budgeted fixed MOH cost $59,000 Purchased 40,660 yards at a total cost of $504,184 Used 37,200 yards in producing 1,900 awnings Actual direct labor cost of $127,890 for a total of 7,350 hours Actual variable MOH $26,460 Actual fixed MOH $64,000 Standard Price and Volume I bl Actual Results Standards: Direct materials 20.0 yards per awning at $13.00 per yard Direct labor 4.0 hours per awning at $17.00 per hour Variable MOH standard rate $3.00 per direct labor hour Predetermined fixed MOH standard rate $8.00 per direct labor hour Total budgeted fixed MOH cost $59,000 Purchased 40,660 yards at a total cost of $504,184 Used 37,200 yards in producing 1,900 awnings Actual direct labor cost of $127,890 for a total of 7,350 hours Actual variable MOH $26,460 Actual fixed MOH $64,000 favorable DL efficiency favorable DM quantity unfavorable DL efficiency unfavorable DM quantity hired less qualified employees at a lower rate hired more qualified employees at a higher rate purchased higher quality materials at a higher price purchased lower quality materials at a lower price an increase in materials needed a reduction in materials needed decreased labor efficiency improved labor efficiency