Trenton Manufacturing Company manufactures one product, with a standard cost detailed as follows: Direct materials, 20 yards
Question:
Trenton Manufacturing Company manufactures one product, with a standard cost detailed as follows:
Direct materials, 20 yards at $6 per yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120
Direct labor, 25 hours at $5 per hour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Factory overhead applied at 80% of
direct labor (variable costs = $75; fixed costs = $25). . . . . . . . 100
Variable selling and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Fixed selling and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Total unit costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $475
Standards have been computed based on a master budget activity level of 14,400 direct labor-hours per month. Actual activity for the past month was as follows:
Materials used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,500 yards at $6.15 per yard
Direct labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,600 hours at $5.10 per hour
Total factory overhead . . . . . . $55,500
Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 units
Required
Prepare variance analyses for the variable and fixed costs. Indicate which variances cannot be computed. Materials are purchased as they are used.
Step by Step Answer:
Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
ISBN: 978-0077398194
3rd Edition
Authors: William Lanen, Shannon Anderson, Michael Maher