The Monroe Corporation manufactures lamps. It has set up the following standards per finished unit for direct materials and direct manufacturing labor: (Click the icon to view the standards.) The number of finished units budgeted for January 2017 was 9,840; 9,700 units were actually produced. (Click the icon to view actual data.) Assume that there was no beginning inventory of either direct materials or finished units. During the month, materials purchased amounted to 98,400 lb., at a total cost of $477,240. Input price variances are isolated upon purchase. Input-efficiency variances are isolated at the time of usage. Read the requirements. Requirement 1. Compute the January 2017 price and efficiency variances of direct materials and direct manufacturing labor. Let's begin by calculating the actual input at the budgeted price. (Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar.) Actual input Budgeted price = Cost = Direct materials (purchases) Direct materials (usage) = Direct manufacturing labor Standards $ 47.00 Direct materials: 10 lb. at $4.70 per Ib. Direct manufacturing labor: 0.5 hour at $30 per hour 15.00 Actual Data Actual results in January 2017 were as follows: Direct materials: 96,500 lb. used Direct manufacturing labor: 4,800 hours $ 151,200 Requirements 1. 2. 3. Compute the January 2017 price and efficiency variances of direct materials and direct manufacturing labor. Prepare journal entries to record the variances in requirement 1. Comment on the January 2017 price and efficiency variances of Monroe Corporation. Why might Monroe calculate direct materials price variances and direct materials efficiency variances with reference to different points in time? 4