PR 222 Flexible budgeting and variance analysis Obj. 1, 2, 3I Love My Chocolate Company makes dark chocolate and light chocolate. Both products require cocoa and sugar. The following planning information has been made available: XCEL TEMPLATE Standard Amount per Case Dark Chocolate Light Chocolate Standard Price per Pound $7.25 1.40 Cocoa Sugar Standard labor time 2 lbs. 10 lbs. 0.50 hr 8 lbs. 4 lbs 0.60 hr Dark Chocolate Light Chocolate Planned production 4,700 cases 11,000 cases Standard labor rate $15.50 per hr $15.50 per hr I Love My Chocolate Company does not expect there to be any beginning or ending inventories of cocoa or sugar. At the end of the budget year, I Love My Chocolate Company had the following actual results: Light Chocolate 10,000 Dark Chocolate Actual production (cases) 5,000 Actual Price per Pound Actual Pounds Purchased and Used Cocoa Sugar $7.33 1.35 140,300 188,000 Actual Labor Rate Actual Labor Hours Used 15.25 per hr 15.80 per hr 2,360 6,120 Dark chocolate Light chocolate Instructions 1. Prepare the following variance analyses for both chocolates and the total, based on the actual results and production levels at the end of the budget year: A. Direct materials price, quantity, and total variance Answer Check Figure: Direct materials quantity variance, $(625) F B. Direct labor rate, time, and total variance. 2 Why are the standard amounts in part (1) based on the actual production for the year instead of the planned production for the year