Sosecurity (Pty) Ltd manufactures security gates and makes use of a standard costing system. The following information relates to one of its products, Glide Max

The standard primary cost per unit is:

	R
Material A at R50 per m	75
Material B at R90 per m	90
Direct labour at R220 per hour	110
Prime cost of production	275

Budgeted information for May 2021:

Fixed overheads are budgeted at R60 per unit.

Budgeted production and sales are 260 units per month.

The projected selling price is R837.50

Actual figures for May 2021:

	R
Primary costs:
Material A at R55 per m	21 037.50
Material B at R80 per m	22 000.00
Direct labour at R210 per hour	27 300.00
Manufacturing overheads:
Fixed	14 300.00

Additional information:

250 units were manufactured and sold during May.

The actual selling price was R800 per unit.

Question 1

1.1 Using absorption costing, prepare a statement showing the Gross profit of the Glide Max product for May 2021.

1.2 Prepare the flexed budget for 250 units.

1.3 Calculate the following variances and indicate whether they are favorable or unfavorable.

1.3.1 Sales price variance

1.3.2 Material price variances (for material A and material B)

1.3.3 Material usage variances (for material A and material B)

1.3.4 Labour rate variance

1.3.5 Labour efficiency variance

1.3.6 Fixed overhead spending variance

Note: Where applicable, round off to two decimals.