THIS IS WHAT I AM STUCK ON. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO LOOK AT TO CALCULATE THE NUMBERS for the Variance Analysis

For your statement of cost of goods sold, use the following data regarding the actual costs incurred by the business over the past month:

• Materials purchased: $20,000
  • Consumed 80% of the purchased materials
• Direct labor: $8,493
• Overhead costs: $3,765

Assume that the beginning materials and ending work in process are zero for the month.

Note that the revenue you use will depend on the pricing level options you chose previously. Also, assume that after accounting for weekends and other holidays, there were 20 business days in the first month of operation. For example, if you chose a sales price of $20 per collar, the actual number of collars sold in the month was 33 per day or 33 x 20 = 660 per month.

Established Sales Price	Number of Items Sold per Day
Collars
$20	33
$24	28
$28	23

The other costs incurred by the business include:

• General and administrative salaries
  • Receptionist: $1,950
• Office supplies: $200
• Other business equipment: $150

Variance ------> THIS IS WHAT I AM STUCK ON.

At the end of the month, you find that the labor and materials spent on manufacturing collars was different from what you estimated:

• The collar maker had to work nine hours a day instead of eight due to an increased demand for collars.
• Because of the increased demand, the hourly rate you paid your employee for making the collars increased to $16.50. Typical hourly rate is 16.00
• An increase in the cost of raw material led the direct material cost per collar to increase to $10.
• However, you also made and sold 60 more collars than you expected to sell in the month.

You now need to determine the variance in the materials and labor cost from what you estimated in Milestone Two based on the market research data. (SEE MARKET RESEARCH BELOW)

• Collars
  • With pricing at $28 per collar, you can expect to sell 20 collars per day -Higher contribution is made when selling the Collar at the price of $ 28/Unit.

Data for Variance Analysis: Budgeted (Standard) Hours/Qty Budgeted (Standard) Rate Actual Hours/Qty Actual Rate Labor 160 $ 16.00 180 $ 16.50 Materials 600 $ 9.10 660 $ 10.00 Variances for Collar Sales Favorable/ Unfavorable Variance Direct Labor Time Variance (Actual Hours - Standard Hours) x Standard Rate $ Direct Labor Rate Variance (Actual Rate - Standard Rate) x Actual Hours S Direct Materials Quantity/Efficiency Variance (Actual Quantity - Standard Quantity)x Standard Price Direct Materials Price Variance (Actual Price - Standard Price) x Actual Quantity $