On May 1, 2015, Terra Company began the manufacture of a new internet paging device known as

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On May 1, 2015, Terra Company began the manufacture of a new internet paging device known as Flare. The company installed a standard costing system to account for manufacturing costs. The standard costs for a unit of Flare are as follows:

Direct materials (3 kg at $5/kg)..............................................$15.00

Direct manufacturing labour (0.5 hours at $20 per hour)..................10.00

Manufacturing overhead (75% of direct manufacturing labour costs)....7.50

...................................................................................$32.50

The following data were obtained from Terra's records for the month of May:

DebitCredit

Revenues.............................................................................$125,000

Accounts payable control (for May's purchases of direct materials).......... 68,250

Direct materials rate variance.....................................$3,250

Direct materials efficiency variance...............................2,500

Direct manufacturing labour rate variance.....................,,,1,900

Direct manufacturing labour efficiency variance...................................2,000

Actual production in May was 4,000 units of Flare, and actual sales in May were 2,500 units. The amount shown for direct materials price variance applies to materials purchased during May. There was no beginning inventory of materials on May 1, 2015.

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Compute each of the following items for Terra for the month of May. Show your computations.

1. Standard direct manufacturing labour-hours (DMLH) allowed for actual output achieved.

2. Actual direct manufacturing labour-hours (DMLH) worked.

3. Actual direct manufacturing labour wage rate.

4. Standard quantity of direct materials allowed (in kilograms).

5. Actual quantity of direct materials used (in kilograms).

6. Actual quantity of direct materials purchased (in kilograms).

7. Actual direct materials rate per kilograms.

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Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis

ISBN: 978-0133138443

7th Canadian Edition

Authors: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan, Charles T. Horngren, Louis Beaubien, Chris Graham

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