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Transcribed Image Text:Sven Enterprises is a large producer of gourmet pet food. During April, it produced 147 batches
of puppy meal. Each batch weighs 1,000 pounds. To produce this quantity of output, the company
purchased and used 148,450 pounds of direct materials at a cost of $593,800. It also incurred direct
labor costs of $17,600 for the 2,200 hours worked by employees on the puppy meal crew. Manu-
facturing overhead incurred at the puppy meal plant during April totaled $3,625, of which $2.450
was considered fixed. Sven's standard cost information for 1,000-pound batches of puppy meal is
as follows.
$4.20 per pound
Direct materials standard price
1,020 pounds
Standard quantity allowed per batch
$8.50 per hour
Direct labor standard rate ...
14 direct labor hours
Standard hours allowed per batch
$2,800 per month
Fixed overhead budgeted
140 batches per month
Normal level of production ...
$ 9.00 per batch
Variable overhead application rate
20.00 per batch
Fixed overhead application rate ($2,800 ÷ 140 batches)
$29.00 per batch
Total overhead application rate
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Transcribed Image Text:Instructions
a. Compute the materials price and quantity variances.
b. Compute the labor rate and efficiency variances.
c. Compute the manufacturing overhead spending and volume variances.
d. Record the journal entry to charge materials (at standard) to Work in Process.
e.
Record the journal entry to charge direct labor (at standard) to Work in Process.
f. Record the journal entry to charge manufacturing overhead (at standard) to Work in Process.
g. Record the journal entry to transfer the 147 batches of puppy meal produced in April to
Finished Goods.
h. Record the journal entry to close any over- or underapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold.
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