Question: Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one unit of Zoom are given

Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one 

Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one unit of Zoom are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Standard Quantity or Hours 5.80 pounds 0.40 hours Standard Price or Rate $ 3.00 per pound $ 8.00 per hour Materials price variance Materials quantity variance Standard Cost $17.40 $3.20 During the most recent month, the following activity was recorded: a. Eleven thousand two hundred pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $2.90 per pound. b. The company produced only 1,120 units, using 10,080 pounds of material. (The rest of the material purchased remained in raw materials inventory.) c. 548 hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost of $6,576. Required: Compute the materials price and quantity variances for the month. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

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