Waterways Corporation uses very stringent standard costs in evaluating its manufacturing efficiency. These standards are not ideal at this point, but the management is working toward that as a goal. At present, the company uses the following standards.

Materials
Item	Per unit			Cost
Metal		1 lb.			63 per lb.
Plastic		12 oz.			$1.00 per lb.
Rubber		4 oz.			88 per lb.
Direct labor
Item	Per unit			Cost
Labor		15 min.			$9.00 per hr.
Predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor hours = $3.62

The January figures for purchasing, production, and labor are:

The company purchased 218,200 pounds of raw materials in January at a cost of 78 a pound.

Production used 218,200 pounds of raw materials to make 110,000 units in January.

Direct labor spent 18 minutes on each product at a cost of $8.70 per hour.

Overhead costs for January totaled $30,322 variable and $74,000 fixed.

Answer the following questions about standard costs.

What is the materials price variance? (Round per unit calculations to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125.)

Materials price variance

$

FavorableUnfavorableNeither favorable nor unfavorable

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What is the materials quantity variance? (Round per unit calculations to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125.)

Materials quantity variance

$

Neither favorable nor unfavorableFavorableUnfavorable

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What is the total materials variance? (Round per unit calculations to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125.)

Total materials variance

$

Neither favorable nor unfavorableFavorableUnfavorable

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What is the labor price variance? (Round per unit calculations to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125.)

Labor price variance

$

Neither favorable nor unfavorableFavorableUnfavorable

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What is the labor quantity variance? (Round per unit calculations to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125.)

Labor quantity variance

$

FavorableUnfavorableNeither favorable nor unfavorable

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What is the total labor variance? (Round per unit calculations to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125.)

Total labor variance

$

Neither favorable nor unfavorableFavorableUnfavorable

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What is the total overhead variance? (Round per unit calculations to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125.)

Total overhead variance

$

FavorableNeither favorable nor unfavorableUnfavorable