Question: Waterfall, Inc. has provided the following standards data concerning one of their products. Assume that OH costs are applied to products based on direct labor

Waterfall, Inc. has provided the following standards data concerning one of their products. Assume that OH costs are applied to products based on direct labor (DL) hours.

Inputs

Standard quantity or standard hours of input per unit of output

Standard price or rate per unit of input

Direct materials

10.0

Ounces

$5.75

Per ounce

Direct labor

1.25

DL hours

$14.00

Per DL hour

Variable overhead

1.25

DL hours

$3.20

Per DL hour

Fixed overhead

1.25

DL hours

$2.80

Per DL hour

The standard OH rate for both Variable OH ($3.20 per DL hour) and Fixed OH ($2.80 per DL hour) is based on an expected volume of 9,000 units, which is 60% of the factory’s capacity of 15,000 units per month. Per the firm’s flexible OH budget, the Budgeted OH costs per month at the 60%, 70%, and 80% capacity level are:

Operating levels (% of capacity)

60%

70%

80%

Units of production

9,000

10,500

12,000

Standard DL hours

11,250

13,125

15,000

Budgeted OH Costs:

Variable OH

$36,000

$42,000

$48,000

Fixed OH

$31,500

$31,500

$31,500

The firm reported the following actual costs for the month of May when it operated at 70% of capacity, producing 10,500 units.

Actual output

10,500

Units

Direct materials purchased and used

102,380

ounces

Actual cost of materials purchased

$593,804

Actual direct labor hours used

14,700

DL hours

Actual direct labor cost

$207,270

Actual variable overhead cost

$44,100

Actual fixed overhead cost

$32,000

  1. Calculate the DM price variance. Indicate whether this variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).
  2. Calculate the DM quantity variance. Indicate whether this variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).
  3. Calculate the DM cost variance. Indicate whether this variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).
  4. Calculate the DL rate variance. Indicate whether this variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).
  5. Calculate the DL efficiency variance. Indicate whether this variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).
  6. Calculate the DL cost variance. Indicate whether this variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).
  7. Calculate the Variable OH Cost Variance. Indicate whether this variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).
  8. Calculate the Fixed OH Volume Variance. Indicate whether this variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).
  9. Calculate the Fixed OH Cost Variance. Indicate whether this variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).
  10. Calculate the Total OH Cost Variance. Indicate whether this variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).

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