Question: Materials and Labor Variances Actual materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Materials and Labor Variances
Actual materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 tons
Actual hours used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500 hours
Standard materials for output (tons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (a)
Standard hours for output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b)
Actual cost per ton of material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c)
Standard cost per ton of material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4
Actual cost per direct labor hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 4
Standard cost per direct labor hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (d)
Total direct labor variance* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,625 U
Total direct materials variance** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400 F
Direct materials price variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (e)
Direct materials quantity variance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0
Direct labor rate variance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 750 U
Direct labor efficiency variance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (f)
*Total direct labor variance = Labor rate variance + Labor efficiency variance
** Total direct materials variance = Materials price variance + Materials usage variance (Materials price variance is computed at the time of use in production.)
Required:
Compute the missing amounts.
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