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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