The executive team at Current Designs has gathered to evaluate the companys operations for the last month. One of the topics on the agenda is the special order from Huegel Hollow, which was presented in CD12. Recall that Current Designs had a special order to produce a batch of 40 kayaks for a client, and you were asked to determine the cost of the order and the cost per kayak. Mike Cichanowski asked the others if the special order caused any particular problems in the production process. Dave Thill, the production manager, made the following comments: Since we wanted to complete this order quickly and make a good first impression on this new customer, we had some of our most experienced type I workers run the rotomold oven and do the trimming. They were very efficient and were able to complete that part of the manufacturing process even more quickly than the regular crew. However, the finishing on these kayaks required a different technique than what we usually use, so our type II workers took a little longer than usual for that part of the process. Deb Welch, who is in charge of the purchasing function, said, We had to pay a little more for the polyethylene powder for this order because the customer wanted a color that we dont usually stock. We also ordered a little extra since we wanted to make sure that we had enough to allow us to calibrate the equipment. The calibration was a little tricky, and we used all of the powder that we had purchased. Since the number of kayaks in the order was fairly small, we were able to use some rope and other parts that were left over from last years production in the finishing kits. Weve seen a price increase for these components in the last year, so using the parts that we already had in inventory cut our costs for the finishing kits.

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Based on the comments above, predict whether each of the following variances will be favorable or unfavorable. If you dont have enough information to make a prediction, use Not Enough Information.

1.	Quantity variance for polyethylene powder.		select an option FavorableNot Enough InformationUnfavorable
2.	Price variance for polyethylene powder.		select an option FavorableUnfavorableNot Enough Information
3.	Quantity variance for finishing kits.		select an option UnfavorableFavorableNot Enough Information
4.	Price variance for finishing kits.		select an option UnfavorableNot Enough InformationFavorable
5.	Quantity variance for type I workers.		select an option Not Enough InformationFavorableUnfavorable
6.	Price variance for type I workers.		select an option UnfavorableFavorableNot Enough Information
7.	Quantity variance for type II workers.		select an option Not Enough InformationFavorableUnfavorable
8.	Price variance for type II workers.		select an option FavorableNot Enough InformationUnfavorable

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Diane Buswell examined some of the accounting records and reported that Current Designs purchased 2,460 pounds of polyethylene powder for this order at a total cost of $6,888. 40 finishing kits were assembled at a total cost of $6,080. The payroll records showed that the type I employees worked 117 hours on this project at a total cost of $1,287. The type II finishing employees worked 170 hours at a total cost of $1,402.50. A total of 40 kayaks were produced for this order. The standards that had been developed for this model of kayak were used in CD12 and are reproduced here. For each kayak:

59 pounds of polyethylene powder at $2.50 per pound

1 finishing kit (rope, seat, hardware, etc.) at $161

3 hours of type I labor from people who run the oven and trim the plastic at a standard wage rate of $11 per hour

4 hours of type II labor from people who attach the hatches and seat and other hardware at a standard wage rate of $8 per hour.

Calculate the eight variances that are listed below. (Round price variance for type II workers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25 and all other answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 25.)

Quantity variance for polyethylene powder		$enter quantity variance for polyethylene powder in dollars rounded to 2 decimal places	select an option Neither favorable nor unfavorableUnfavorableFavorable
Price variance for polyethylene powder		$enter Price variance for polyethylene powder in dollars rounded to 2 decimal places	select an option UnfavorableFavorableNeither favorable nor unfavorable
Quantity variance for finishing kits		$enter Quantity variance for finishing kits in dollars	select an option FavorableUnfavorableNeither favorable nor unfavorable
Price variance for finishing kits		$enter Price variance for finishing kits in dollars	select an option Neither favorable nor unfavorableUnfavorableFavorable
Quantity variance for type I workers		$enter Quantity variance for type I workers in dollars	select an option Neither favorable nor unfavorableFavorableUnfavorable
Price variance for type I workers		$enter Price variance for type I workers in dollars	select an option Neither favorable nor unfavorableFavorableUnfavorable
Quantity variance for type II workers		$enter Quantity variance for type II workers in dollars	select an option Neither favorable nor unfavorableFavorableUnfavorable
Price variance for type II workers		$enter Price variance for type II workers in dollars	select an option Neither favorable nor unfavorableUnfavorableFavorable

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