FreshPak Corporation manufactures two types of cardboard boxes used in shipping canned food, fruit, and vegetables. The canned food box (type C) and the perishable food box (type P) have the following material and labor requirements. Direct material required per 100 boxes: Paperboard ($0.20 per pound) Corrugating medium ($0.10 per pound) Direct labor required per 100 boxes ($12.00 per hour) Indirect material Indirect labor Utilities Property taxes Insurance Depreciation Total $ 10,500 50,000 25,000 18,000 16,000 29,000 $148,500 The following production-overhead costs are anticipated for the next year. The predetermined overhead rate is based on a production volume of 495,000 units for each type of box. Production overhead is applied on the basis of direct-labor hours. Salaries and fringe benefits of sales personnel Advertising Management salaries and fringe benefits Clerical wages and fringe benefits Miscellaneous administrative expenses Total Box type C Box type P The following selling and administrative expenses are anticipated for the next year. The sales forecast for the next year is as follows: sales volume 500,000 boxes 500,000 boxes Type of Box C $ 75,000 15,000 90,000 26,000 4,000 $210,000 30 pounds 20 pounds 0.25 hour Sales Price $ 90.00 per hundred boxes 130.00 per hundred boxes P 70 pounds 30 pounds 0.50 hour
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.
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