1) Finding direct materials variances Budgeted and actual results for direct materials in June: i. Budgeted units 250 widgets ii. Actual units 300 widgets iii. Budgeted DM 25 lbs./ unit $2.00/lb. iv. Actual DM 7,800 lbs. $2.50/lb. A. Total DM variance = B. DM price variance = Possible causes: C. DM usage variance = Possible causes: 2) Finding direct
1) Finding direct materials variances Budgeted and actual results for direct materials in June: i. Budgeted units 250 widgets ii. Actual units 300 widgets iii. Budgeted DM 25 lbs./ unit $2.00/lb. iv. Actual DM 7,800 lbs. $2.50/lb. A. Total DM variance = B. DM price variance = Possible causes: C. DM usage variance = Possible causes: 2) Finding direct
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![1) Finding direct materials variances Budgeted and actual results for direct materials in June: i. Budgeted units 250 widgets ii. Actual units 300 widgets iii. Budgeted DM 25 lbs./
unit $2.00/lb. iv. Actual DM 7,800 lbs. $2.50/lb. A. Total DM variance = B. DM price variance = Possible causes: C. DM usage variance = Possible causes: 2) Finding direct
labor variances Acme Widgets had the following budgeted and actual direct labor results for June: i. Budgeted units 250 widgets ii. Actual units 300 widgets iii. Budgeted DL 1 DLH
/unit' $8.00/DLH iv. Actual DL 325 DLH $8.20/DLH A. Total DL variance = B. DL price variance = Possible causes: C. DL usage variance = Possible causes: 3) Finding
variable manufacturing overhead variances Acme Widgets allocates VMOH based on MH: i. POHR for VMOH = $6/MH ii. Standard for MH = 4 MH per widget iii. Actual VMOH
costs = $7,540 iv. Actual usage = 1,300 MHA. VMOH spending variance = Possible causes: B. VMOH efficiency variance = Possible causes: C. Total VMOH variance = 4)
Finding fixed manufacturing overhead variances Acme Widgets also allocates FMOH based on MH: i. POHR for FMOH = $20/MH ii. Standard for MH = 4 MH per widget iii.
Actual FMOH costs = $20,500 iv. Actual usage = 1,300 MH A. FMOH spending variance = Possible causes: B. FMOH volume variance = Possible causes: C. Total FMOH
variance =](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8a748612-4eb6-4d45-9a0c-2e96e4c02f82%2F76baa88b-81f3-424e-8306-29d9c2ca7172%2Fmprsd4_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1) Finding direct materials variances Budgeted and actual results for direct materials in June: i. Budgeted units 250 widgets ii. Actual units 300 widgets iii. Budgeted DM 25 lbs./
unit $2.00/lb. iv. Actual DM 7,800 lbs. $2.50/lb. A. Total DM variance = B. DM price variance = Possible causes: C. DM usage variance = Possible causes: 2) Finding direct
labor variances Acme Widgets had the following budgeted and actual direct labor results for June: i. Budgeted units 250 widgets ii. Actual units 300 widgets iii. Budgeted DL 1 DLH
/unit' $8.00/DLH iv. Actual DL 325 DLH $8.20/DLH A. Total DL variance = B. DL price variance = Possible causes: C. DL usage variance = Possible causes: 3) Finding
variable manufacturing overhead variances Acme Widgets allocates VMOH based on MH: i. POHR for VMOH = $6/MH ii. Standard for MH = 4 MH per widget iii. Actual VMOH
costs = $7,540 iv. Actual usage = 1,300 MHA. VMOH spending variance = Possible causes: B. VMOH efficiency variance = Possible causes: C. Total VMOH variance = 4)
Finding fixed manufacturing overhead variances Acme Widgets also allocates FMOH based on MH: i. POHR for FMOH = $20/MH ii. Standard for MH = 4 MH per widget iii.
Actual FMOH costs = $20,500 iv. Actual usage = 1,300 MH A. FMOH spending variance = Possible causes: B. FMOH volume variance = Possible causes: C. Total FMOH
variance =
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