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 $9.00 per pound$ 36.00Direct labor: 3 hours at $15 per hour45.00Variable overhead: 3 hours at $6 per hour18.00Total standard variable cost per unit$ 99.00

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

Fixed Cost per MonthVariable Cost per Unit SoldAdvertising$ 210,000 Sales salaries and commissions$ 120,000$ 13.00Shipping 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:

Purchased 155,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $7.20 per pound. All of this material was used in production.

Direct-laborers worked 56,000 hours at a rate of $16.00 per hour.

Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $524,720.

Total advertising, sales salaries and commissions, and shipping expenses were $220,000, $460,000, and $125,000, respectively.

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

Raw Material Cost:

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

Materials quantity variance:

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

Materials price variance

4. If Preble had purchased 171,000 pounds of materials at $7.20 per pound and used 155,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials quantity variance for March? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.). Input the amount as a positive value.)

Materials quantity variance:

5. If Preble had purchased 171,000 pounds of materials at $7.20 per pound and used 155,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials price variance for March? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.). Input the amount as a positive value.)

Materials price variance:

6. What direct labor cost would be included in the companys flexible budget for March?

Direct labor cost: