1. Show computations of price and efficiency variances for direct materials and direct manufacturing labor. Give a plausible explanation of why each variance occurred. 2. Suppose 8,700 square yards of materials were purchased (at $5.70 per square yard), even though only 6,200 square yards were used. Suppose further that variances are identified at their most timely control point; accordingly, direct materials price variances are isolated and traced at the time of purchase to the purchasing department rather than to the production department. Compute the price and efficiency variances under this approach. Show Transcribed Text Requirement 1. Show computations of price and efficiency variances for direct materials and direct manufacturing labor. Give a plausible explanation of why each variance occurred. Let's begin by determining the formula used to calculate the actual costs of direct materials, then enter the amounts in the formula and calculate the cost. Direct materials X X = = Actual cost
Variance Analysis
In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for the variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
Standard Costing
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![1. Show computations of price and efficiency variances for direct materials and
direct manufacturing labor. Give a plausible explanation of why each variance
occurred.
2. Suppose 8,700 square yards of materials were purchased (at $5.70 per
square yard), even though only 6,200 square yards were used. Suppose
further that variances are identified at their most timely control point;
accordingly, direct materials price variances are isolated and traced at the time
of purchase to the purchasing department rather than to the production
department. Compute the price and efficiency variances under this approach.
Show Transcribed Text
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Requirement 1. Show computations of price and efficiency variances for direct materials and direct
manufacturing labor. Give a plausible explanation of why each variance occurred.
Direct materials
Let's begin by determining the formula used to calculate the actual costs of direct materials, then enter
the amounts in the formula and calculate the cost.
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![Dawson, Inc. is a privately held furniture manufacturer. For August 2020, Dawson had the following
standards for one of its products, a wicker chair:
(Click the icon to view the standards per chair.)
The following data were compiled regarding actual performance: actual output units (chairs) produced,
2,200; square yards of input purchased and used, 6,200; price per square yard, $5.70; direct
manufacturing labor costs, $9,844; actual hours of input, 920; labor price per hour, $10.70.
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Standards per Chair
3 square yards of input at $5.50 per square yard
Direct materials
Direct manufacturing labor 0.5 hour of input at $10.50 per hour](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F6c607cfe-98ab-4fd6-9e1b-0240c1294374%2Fc3a25be4-b023-433b-8282-e4a1285549a9%2Fe1jd1c7_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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