Problem 10-11 (Algo) Direct Materials and Direct Labor Variances; Computations from Incomplete Data [LO10-1, LO10-2]

Sharp Company manufactures a product for which the following standards have been set:

	Standard Quantity or Hours		Standard Price or Rate		Standard Cost
Direct materials	3	feet	$ 5	per foot	$ 15
Direct labor	?	hours	?	per hour	?

During March, the company purchased direct materials at a cost of $52,740, all of which were used in the production of 2,750 units of product. In addition, 4,500 direct labor-hours were worked on the product during the month. The cost of this labor time was $40,500. The following variances have been computed for the month:

Materials quantity variance	$ 2,700	U
Labor spending variance	$ 3,100	U
Labor efficiency variance	$ 850	U

Required:

1. For direct materials:

a. Compute the actual cost per foot of materials for March.

b. Compute the price variance and the spending variance.

2. For direct labor:

a. Compute the standard direct labor rate per hour.

b. Compute the standard hours allowed for the months production.

c. Compute the standard hours allowed per unit of product.