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 $10 00 per pound $ 40 00 Direct labor 2 hours at $16 per hour 32 00 Variable overhead 2 hours at $6 per hour 12 00 Total standard variable cost per unit $ 84 00 The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 30,000 units However, during March the company actually produced and sold 34,500 units and incurred the following costs Purchased 150,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $9 20 per pound All of this material was used in production Direct laborers worked 62,000 hours at a rate of $17 00 per hour Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $390,600 Required to Answer What raw materials cost would be included in the company's planning budget for March What raw materials cost would be included in the company's Flexing budget for March What is the materials quantity variance for March What is the materials price variance for March If Preble had purchased 177,000 pounds of materials at $9 20 per pound and used 150,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials price variance for March If Preble had purchased 177,000 pounds of materials at $9 20 per pound and used 150,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials quantity variance for March What direct labor cost would be included in the company's planning budget for March What direct labor cost would be included in the company's flexible budget for March What is the labor rate variance for March What is the labor efficiency variance for march What is the labor spending variance for march What variable manufacturing overhead cost would be included in the company's planning budget What variable manufacturing overhead cost would be included in the company's flexible budget for March What is the variable overhead rate variance for March What is the variable overhead efficiency variance for March

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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

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 $10.00 per pound	$ 40.00
Direct labor: 2 hours at $16 per hour	32.00
Variable overhead: 2 hours at $6 per hour	12.00
Total standard variable cost per unit	$ 84.00

The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 30,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 34,500 units and incurred the following costs:

Purchased 150,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $9.20 per pound. All of this material was used in production.

Direct-laborers worked 62,000 hours at a rate of $17.00 per hour.

Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $390,600.

Required to Answer:

What raw materials cost would be included in the company's planning budget for March?
What raw materials cost would be included in the company's Flexing budget for March?
What is the materials quantity variance for March?

What is the materials price variance for March?

If Preble had purchased 177,000 pounds of materials at $9.20 per pound and used 150,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials price variance for March?

If Preble had purchased 177,000 pounds of materials at $9.20 per pound and used 150,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials quantity variance for March?