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V Limited operates a standard costing system and a system of budgetary control. The budgeted information and standard costs for March 2020 were as follows.
V Limited operates a standard costing system and a system of budgetary control. The budgeted information and standard costs for March 2020 were as follows.
Budgeted output | 2500 units |
Budgeted fixed overheads | $48000 |
Standard cost per unit | |
Direct materials $24 | (3 kilos at $8 each) |
Direct labor $64 | (4 hours at $16 each) |
V Limited uses labor hours to absorb fixed overheads.
The actual results for March 2020 were as follows.
Output | 2400 units |
Fixed overheads | $49800 |
Direct materials cost | $68340 |
Direct materials usage | 8040 kilos |
Direct labor costs | $156864 |
Direct labor hours | 9120 hours |
Required: (a) (i) Calculate the direct materials price and quantity variance. (4 mark) (ii) State the 2 reasons for each of the direct materials variance. (2 marks)
(b) (i) Calculate the direct labor rate and efficiency variance. (4 marks) (ii) State the 2 reasons for each of the direct labor variance. (2 marks)
(c) (i) Calculate the fixed overheads expenditure variance. (2 marks) (ii) Calculate the fixed overheads volume variance. (2 marks)
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