The following information are the standard cost per unit of a product manufactured by Dye Ltd :

Direct Material (4 kilos @ $2.5 per kilo) : $10

Direct Labour (4 hours @ $6 per hour) : $24

Fixed overhead (4 hours @ $10 per hour) : $40

Budgeted output is 5,200 per period while actual output is 5,000 units.

The actual results achieved during Period 3 were:

Direct Material purchased and used (20,500 kilos): $55,350

Direct Labour (19,000 hours): $77,900

Total fixed production overhead: $210,000

a) You are required to calculate

: i. Direct material cost variance

ii. Direct material price variance

iii. Direct material usage variance

iv. Direct wages cost variance

v. Direct wages rate variance

vi. Direct labour efficiency variance

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