Problem 14-48 Standard Costs in Process Costing; All Variances and Journal Entries (LO 14-3, 14-5] Dash Company adopted a standard costing system several years ago. The standard costs for the prime costs (i.e., direct materials and direct labor) of its single product are: Material Labor (7 kilograms x $5.00 per kilogram) (5 hours * $17.60 per hour) $35.00 88.00 All materials are added at the beginning of processing. The following data were taken from the company's records for November: In-process beginning inventory In-process ending inventory Units completed Budgeted output Purchases of materials Total actual direct labor costs Actual direct labor hours Materials usage variance Total materials variance None 750 units, 80% complete as to direct labor 7,100 units 7,500 units 65,000 kilograms $ 590,000 37,400 hours $ 3,000 Unfavorable $ 920 Unfavorable Required: 1. Compute for November: a. The direct labor efficiency variance. Is this variance favorable (F) or unfavorable (U)? b. The direct labor rate variance. Is this variance favorable (F) or unfavorable (U)? c. The actual number of kilograms of material used in the production process during the month. d. The actual price paid per kilogram of material during the month, the company calculates the direct materials price variance at point of purchase. e. The amount of direct materials cost and direct labor cost transferred to the Finished Goods Inventory account. f. The total amount of direct materials cost and direct labor cost in the Work-in-Process Inventory account at the end of the month. 2. Prepare journal entries to record all transactions, including the variances in requirement 1. Required 1 Required 2 1.Compute for November: a. The direct labor efficiency variance. Is this variance favorable (F) or unfavorable (U)? b. The direct labor rate variance. Is this variance favorable (F) or unfavorable (U)? c. The actual number of kilograms of material used in the production process during the month. d. The actual price paid per kilogram of material during the month, the company calculates the direct materials price variance at point of purchase. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.) e. The amount of direct materials cost and direct labor cost transferred to the Finished Goods Inventory account. f. The total amount of direct materials cost and direct labor cost in the Work-in-Process Inventory account at the end of the month. Show less A $ $ 1,760 Favorable 68,240 Favorable kg. a. Direct labor efficiency variance b. Direct labor rate variance c. Actual number of kilograms d. Actual price paid per kilogram of material Amount transferred to the finished goods Inventory account Ending inventory at standard cost Required 1 Required 2 2. Prepare journal entries to record all transactions, including the variances in requirement 1. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet B C Record the entry for the purchase of 65,000 kilograms of materials. Note: Enter debits before credits. Transaction General Journal Debit Credit Required 1 Required 2 2. Prepare journal entries to record all transactions, including the variances in requirement 1. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet
