FHFL Ltd operates a standard costing system for its single product. An extract of the standard cost
Question:
FHFL Ltd operates a standard costing system for its single product. An extract of the standard cost card is shown below:
Standard Quantity Standard Price/Rate Standard Cost
Raw materials: 1.1 metres. $15.00 per metre $16.50
Direct labour : 0.8 hours $9.50 per hour $7.60
Total : $24.10
The actual experience for the current year is as follow:
Raw material purchased (15,000 metres at $13.00 per metre): $195,000
Raw materials used: 12,000 metres
Direct labour costs (10,200 hours at $10 per hour): $102,000
Units produced: 12,600 units
Required:
(a)
Calculate the raw materials price variance and materials usage variance, indicating a favourable or unfavourable variance.
(b)
Give ONE (1) possible reason for each the variances computed in (a).
(c)
Calculate the labour rate variance and labour efficiency variance, indicating a
favourable or unfavourable variance.
(d)
Give ONE (1) possible reason for each of the variances computed in (c).