a. Determine the direct materials price variance, direct materials quantity variance, and total direct materials cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Direct Material Price Variance 5925 Unfavorable Direct Materials Quantity Variance -4800 Favorable Total Direct Materials Cost Variance 1125 Unfavorable b. Determine the direct labor rate variance, direct labor time variance, and total direct labor cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Direct Labor Rate Variance 7020 Unfavorable Direct Labor Time Variance 7320 Favorable Total Direct Labor Cost Variance -300 Favorable c. Determine the variable factory overhead controllable variance, fixed factory overhead volume variance, and total factory overhead cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Variable factory overhead controllable variance ? Favorable Fixed factory overhead volume variance ? Unfavorable Total factory overhead cost variance ? Unfavorable
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
The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on the various expenses.
Mackinaw Inc. processes a base chemical into plastic.
| Standard Costs | Actual Costs | ||
| Direct materials | 120,000 lbs. at $3.20 per lb. | 118,500 lbs. at $3.25 per lb. | |
| Direct labor | 12,000 hrs. at $24.40 per hr. | 11,700 hrs. at $25.00 per hr. | |
| Factory overhead | Rates per direct labor hr., | ||
| based on 100% of normal | |||
| capacity of 15,000 direct | |||
| labor hrs.: | |||
| Variable cost, $8.00 | $91,200 variable cost | ||
| Fixed cost, $10.00 | $150,000 fixed cost |
Each unit requires 0.3 hour of direct labor.
Required:
a. Determine the direct materials price variance, direct materials quantity variance, and total direct materials cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.
| Direct Material Price Variance | 5925 | Unfavorable |
| Direct Materials Quantity Variance | -4800 | Favorable |
| Total Direct Materials Cost Variance | 1125 | Unfavorable |
b. Determine the direct labor rate variance, direct labor time variance, and total direct labor cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.
| Direct Labor Rate Variance | 7020 | Unfavorable |
| Direct Labor Time Variance | 7320 | Favorable |
| Total Direct Labor Cost Variance | -300 | Favorable |
c. Determine the variable factory overhead controllable variance, fixed factory overhead volume variance, and total
| Variable factory overhead controllable variance | ? | Favorable |
| Fixed factory overhead volume variance | ? | Unfavorable |
| Total factory overhead cost variance | ? | Unfavorable |
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