Direct Materials Variances

The following data relate to the direct materials cost for the production of 2,500 automobile tires:

Actual:	48,200 lbs. at $1.75 per lb.
Standard:	46,800 lbs. at $1.7 per lb.

a. Determine the direct materials price variance, direct materials quantity variance, and total direct materials cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.

Direct Materials Price Variance	$
Direct Materials Quantity Variance	$
Total Direct Materials Cost Variance	$

b. The direct materials price variance should normally be reported to the . If lower amounts of direct materials had been used because of production efficiencies, the variance would be reported to the . If the favorable use of raw materials had been caused by the purchase of higher-quality raw materials, the variance should be reported to the .

Direct Materials and Direct Labor Variance Analysis

Abbeville Fixture Company manufactures units in a small manufacturing facility. The units are made from brass. Manufacturing has 30 employees. Each employee presently provides 35 hours of labor per week. Information about a production week is as follows:

Standard wage per hour	$13.2
Standard labor time per unit	20 min.
Standard number of lbs. of brass	1.8 lbs.
Standard price per lb. of brass	$11.25
Actual price per lb. of brass	$11.5
Actual lbs. of brass used during the week	11,124 lbs.
Number of units produced during the week	6,000
Actual wage per hour	$13.6
Actual hours for the week (30 employees 35 hours)	1,050 hrs.

Required:

a. Determine the standard cost per unit for direct materials and direct labor. Round the cost per unit to two decimal places.

Direct materials standard cost per unit	$
Direct labor standard cost per unit	$
Total standard cost per unit	$

b. Determine the direct materials price variance, direct materials quantity variance, and total direct materials cost variance. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.

Direct Materials Price Variance	$
Direct Materials Quantity Variance	$
Total Direct Materials Cost Variance	$

c. Determine the direct labor rate variance, direct labor time variance, and total direct labor cost variance. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.

Direct Labor Rate Variance	$
Direct Labor Time Variance	$
Total Direct Labor Cost Variance	$