QUESTION (#9): COST DATA: COST AND PRODUCTION INFORMATION:

REQUIREMENTS: REQUIREMENT 1: REQUIREMENT 2: REQUIREMENT 3: REQUIREMENT 4: REQUIREMENT 5:

Cole manufactures coffee mugs that it sells to other Actual cost and production information for July 2018 follows: companies for customizing with their own logos. Cole (Click the icon to view actual cost and production prepares flexible budgets and uses a standard cost system to control manufacturing costs. The standard unit cost of a information.) coffee mug is based on static budget volume of 59,900 coffee Read the requirements. mugs per month: (Click the icon to view the cost data.) $ 0.05 0.42 Direct Materials ( 0.2 lbs @ $ 0.25 per lb) Direct Labor ( 3 minutes @ $ 0.14 per minute) Manufacturing Overhead: Variable ( 3 minutes @ $ 0.04 per minute) $ Fixed (3 minutes @ $ 0.13 per minute) - 0.42 per minute 0.12 0.39 0.39 $ 0.51 0.98 Total Cost per Coffee Mug a. There were no beginning or ending inventory balances. All expenditures were on account. b. Actual production and sales were 62,600 coffee mugs. c. Actual direct materials usage was 10,000 lbs. at an actual cost of $0.17 per lb. d. Actual direct labor usage was 199,000 minutes at a total cost of $33,830. e. Actual overhead cost was $5,970 variable and $34,830 fixed. f. Selling and administrative costs were $120,000. 1. Compute the cost and efficiency variances for direct materials and direct labor. 2. Journalize the purchase and usage of direct materials and the assignment of direct labor, including the related variances. 3. For manufacturing overhead, compute the variable overhead cost and efficiency variances and the fixed overhead cost and volume variances. 4. Journalize the actual manufacturing overhead and the allocated manufacturing overhead. Journalize the movement of all production costs from Work-in-Process Inventory. Journalize the adjusting of the Manufacturing Overhead account. 5. Cole intentionally hired more highly skilled workers during July. How did this decision affect the cost variances? Overall, was the decision wise? Requirement 1. Compute the cost and efficiency variances for direct materials and direct labor. Begin with the cost variances. Select the required formulas, compute the cost variances for direct materials and direct labor, and identify whether each variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Abbreviations used: AC = actual cost; AQ = actual quantity, FOH = fixed overhead; SC = standard cost; SQ = standard quantity.) Formula Variance = (AC - SC) XAQ Direct materials cost variance Direct labor cost variance (AC-SC) XAQ Select the required formulas, compute the efficiency variances for direct materials and direct labor, and identify whether each variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Abbreviations used: AC = actual cost; AQ = actual quantity, FOH = fixed overhead; SC = standard cost; SQ = standard quantity.) Variance Direct materials efficiency variance Direct labor efficiency variance F Formula (AQ - SQ) X SC (AQ - SQ)X SC = | = E N U Requirement 2. Journalize the purchase and usage of direct materials and the assignment of direct labor, including the related variances. (Record debits first, then credits. Select the explanation on the last line of the journal entry table.) Begin by journalizing the purchase of direct materials, including the related variance. (Prepare a single compound journal entry.) Date Accounts and Explanation Credit Debit Jul. Raw Materials Inventory Direct Materials Cost Variance Accounts Payable Purchased direct materials. Now, journalize the usage of direct materials, including the related variance. (Prepare a single compound journal entry) Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit Jul Work-in-Process Inventory Direct Materials Efficiency Variance Raw Materials Inventory Used direct materials. Journalize the incurrance and assignment of direct labor costs, including the related variances. (Prepare a single compound journal entry.) Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit Jul. Work-in-Process Inventory Direct Labor Cost Variance Direct Labor Efficiency Variance Wages Payable Direct labor costs incurred. Requirement 3. For manufacturing overhead, compute the variable overhead cost and efficiency variances and the fixed overhead cost and volume variances. Begin with the variable overhead cost and efficiency variances. Select the required formulas, compute the variable overhead cost and efficiency variances, and identify whether each variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Round any interim calculations to four decimal places, X.XXXX, and your final answers to the nearest whole dolllar. Abbreviations used: AC = actual cost; AQ = actual quantity; FOH = fixed overhead; SC = standard cost; SQ = standard quantity; VOH = variable overhead.) Variance VOH cost variance = Formula (AC-SC) XAQ (AQ - SQ)X SC VOH efficiency variance = Now compute the fixed overhead cost and volume variances. Select the required formulas, compute the fixed overhead cost and volume variances, and identify whether each variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Abbreviations used: AC = actual cost; AQ = actual quantity; FOH = fixed overhead; SC = standard cost; SQ = standard quantity.) Variance FOH cost variance FOH volume variance Formula = L Actual FOH - Budgeted FOH = Bugeted FOH - Allocated FOH = Requirement 4. Journalize the actual manufacturing overhead and the allocated manufacturing overhead. Journalize the movement of all production costs from Work-in-Process Inventory. Journalize the adjusting of the Manufacturing Overhead account. (Record debits first, then credits. Select the explanation on the last line of the journal entry table.) Begin by journalizing the entry to show the actual manufacturing overhead costs incurred. Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit Jul. Manufacturing Overhead Various Accounts Manufacturing overhead costs incurred. Journalize the applied manufacturing overhead. Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit Jul. Work-in-Process Inventory Manufacturing Overhead Manufacturing overhead costs allocated. Journalize the movement of all production from Work-in-Process Inventory. Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit Jul. Finished Goods Inventory Work-in-Process Inventory Completed goods transferred. Journalize the adjusting of the Manufacturing Overhead account. (Prepare a single compound journal entry) Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit Jul. Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance Fixed Overhead Cost Variance Variable Overhead Cost Variance Fixed Overhead Volume Variance Manufacturing Overhead To adjust Manufacturing Overhead. Requirement 5. Cole intentionally hired more highly skilled workers during July. How did this decision affect the cost variances? Overall, was the decision wise? direct Hiring more-skilled, higher-paid labor led to direct labor cost variance. Given the labor efficiency variance, it appear that these more-skilled workers performed efficiently. The overall net effect is thus management's decision was