Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows:

Direct material: 4 pounds at $9.00 per pound	$	36.00
Direct labor: 3 hours at $15.00 per hour		45.00
Variable overhead: 3 hours at $6.00 per hour		18.00
Total standard variable cost per unit	$	99.00

The company also established the following cost formulas for its selling expenses:

	Fixed Cost per Month			Variable Cost per Unit Sold
Advertising	$	210,000
Sales salaries and commissions	$	125,000		$	13.00
Shipping expenses				$	4.00

The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 26,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 31,000 units and incurred the following costs:

a.	Purchased 155,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $7.20 per pound. All of this material was used in production.
b.	Direct-laborers worked 84,000 hours at a rate of $16.00 per hour.
c.	Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $524,720.
d.	Total advertising, sales salaries and commissions, and shipping expenses were $211,000, $525,000, and $142,000, respectively.

Required information

Required:

1.	What raw materials cost would be included in the companys flexible budget for March?

eBook & Resources

eBook: Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances and explain their significance.eBook: Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances and explain their significance.eBook: Compute the variable manufacturing overhead rate and efficiency variances and explain their significance.eBook: Prepare a flexible budget.eBook: Prepare a report showing revenue and spending variances.

2.	What is the materials quantity variance for March? (Input the amount as a positive value. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.).)

eBook & Resources

eBook: Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances and explain their significance.eBook: Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances and explain their significance.eBook: Compute the variable manufacturing overhead rate and efficiency variances and explain their significance.eBook: Prepare a flexible budget.eBook: Prepare a report showing revenue and spending variances.

3.	What is the materials price variance for March? (Input the amount as a positive value. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.).)

4.

If Preble had purchased 171,000 pounds of materials at $7 per pound and used 155,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials quantity variance for March? (Input the amount as a positive value. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.).)