Topper Toys has developed a new toy called the Brainbuster. The company has a standard cost system to help control costs and has established the following standards for the Brainbuster toy:

Direct materials: 7 diodes per toy at $0.33 per diode

Direct labor: 1.3 hours per toy at $7.10 per hour

During August, the company produced 4,700 Brainbuster toys. Production data on the toy for August follow:

Direct materials: 77,000 diodes were purchased at a cost of $0.31 per diode. 35,875 of these diodes were still in inventory at the end of the month.

Direct labor: 6,510 direct labor-hours were worked at a cost of $49,476.

Required:

1.

Compute the following variances for August: (Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round your per unit rates, round other intermediate calculations and your final answer to nearest whole dollar. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)

a.	Direct materials quantity and price variances.

Material quantity variance	$	(Click to select)NoneUF
Material price variance	$	(Click to select)FUNone

b.	Direct labor efficiency and rate variances.

Labor efficiency variance	$	(Click to select)FUNone
Labor rate variance	$	(Click to select)FUNone

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