SEMO Vases produces the following standard cost to make a clay vase: Direct Materials: 2 pounds @ $4.00 per pound Direct Labor 3 hours @ $9.00 per hour FOH applied at 60% of Direct Labor After production takes place, SEMO Vases reports the following actual costs to make clay vases: Direct Materials: 2.5 pounds @ $3.50 per pound Direct Labor: 2 hours @ $8.00 per hour Actual FOH cost incurred during production: $15,000 Calculate the Material Price (or Cost) Variance and state whether it is Favorable or Unfavorable. Enter your answer using the following format ($, then the number using commas and decimal points as appropriate, followed by F for favorable or U for unfavorable) For example $4,321.00 F or $123.50 U or $.92 F Answer: (2.5*3.5)-(2*4)=.75 SEMO Vases produces the following standard cost to make a clay vase: Direct Materials: 2 pounds @ $4.00 per pound Direct Labor 3 hours @ $9.00 per hour FOH applied at 60% of Direct Labor After production takes place, SEMO Vases reports the following actual costs to make clay vases: Direct Materials: 2.5 pounds @ $3.50 per pound Direct Labor: 2 hours @ $8.00 per hour Actual FOH cost incurred during production: $15,000. Calculate the Material Quantity (or Efficiency) Variance and state whether it is Favorable or Unfavorable. Enter your answer using the following format ($, then the number using commas and decimal points as appropriate, followed by F for favorable or U for unfavorable) For example $4,321.00 F or $123.50 U or $.92 F Answer: SEMO Vases produces the following standard cost to make a clay vase: Direct Materials: 2 pounds @ $4.00 per pound Direct Labor 3 hours @ $9.00 per hour FOH applied at 60% of Direct Labor After production takes place, SEMO Vases reports the following actual costs to make clay vases: Direct Materials: 2.5 pounds @ $3.50 per pound Direct Labor. 2 hours @ $8.00 per hour Actual FOH cost incurred during production: $15,000. Calculate the Labor Rate (or Cost) Variance and state whether it is Favorable or Unfavorable. Enter your answer using the following format ($, then the number using commas and decimal points as appropriate, followed by Ffor favorable or U for unfavorable) For example $4,321.00 F or $123.50 U or $.92 F Answer: SEMO Vases produces the following standard cost to make a clay vase: Direct Materials: 2 pounds @ $4.00 per pound Direct Labor 3 hours @ $9.00 per hour FOH applied at 60% of Direct Labor After production takes place, SEMO Vases reports the following actual costs to make clay vases: Direct Materials: 2.5 pounds @ $3.50 per pound Direct Labor. 2 hours @ $8.00 per hour Actual FOH cost incurred during production: $15,000. Calculate the Labor Usage (or Efficiency) Variance and state whether it is Favorable or Unfavorable. Enter your answer using the following format ($, then the number using commas and decimal points as appropriate, followed by F for favorable or U for unfavorable) For example $4,321.00 For $123.50 U or $.92 F Answer: SEMO Vases produces the following standard cost to make a clay vase: Direct Materials: 2 pounds @ $4.00 per pound Direct Labor 3 hours @ $9.00 per hour FOH applied at 60% of Direct Labor After production takes place, SEMO Vases reports the following actual costs to make clay vases: Direct Materials: 2.5 pounds @ $3.50 per pound Direct Labor. 2 hours @ $8.00 per hour Actual FOH cost incurred during production: $15,000. Given the answers you have calculated for the four variances above, what would be the total FOH variance if the overall unit variance was $10.00 Favorable? Enter your answer using the following format ($, then the number using commas and decimal points as appropriate, followed by F for favorable or U for unfavorable) For example $4,321.00 F or $123.50 U or $.92 F
