Lanier Bottle Company manufactures plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry. The cost standards per 100 two-liter bottles are as follows:

At the beginning of January, Lanier Bottle’s management planned to produce 3,500,000 bottles. The actual number of bottles produced for January was 3,600,000 bottles. The actual costs for January of the current year were as follows:

a. Prepare the January manufacturing standard cost budget (direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead) for Lanier Bottle, assuming planned production.
b. Prepare a budget performance report for manufacturing costs, showing the total cost variances for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead for January.
c. Interpret the budget performance report.

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Cost Category Direct labor Direct materials Factory overhead Total Standard Cost per 100 Two-Liter Bottles $1.25 4.80 1.50 $7.55