McAlisters Bottle Company manufactures plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry. The cost standards per 100 two-liter bottles are as follows: Cost Category Standard Cost per 100 Two-Liter Bottles Direct labor $2.75 Direct materials 1.20 Factory overhead 0.35 Total $4.30 At the beginning of May, McAlisters Bottle's management planned to produce 800,000 bottles. The actual number of bottles produced for May was 750,000 bottles. The actual costs for May of the current year were as follows: Cost Category Actual Cost for the Month Ended May 31 Direct labor $21,100 Direct materials 9,200 Factory overhead 2,700 Total $33,000 a. Prepare the May manufacturing standard cost budget (direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead) for McAlisters Bottle Company, assuming planned production. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. McAlisters Bottle Company Manufacturing Cost Budget For the Month Ended May 31 Standard Cost at Planned Volume (800,000 Bottles) Manufacturing costs: Direct labor $fill in the blank 852e7907eff9ff8_1 Direct materials fill in the blank 852e7907eff9ff8_2 Factory overhead fill in the blank 852e7907eff9ff8_3 Total $fill in the blank 852e7907eff9ff8_4 b. Prepare a budget performance report for manufacturing costs, showing the total cost variances for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead for May. Enter favorable variances as negative numbers. Enter unfavorable variances and all other amounts as positive numbers. McAlisters Bottle Company Manufacturing Costs - Budget Performance Report For the Month Ended May 31 Actual costs Standard Cost at Actual Volume (750,000 bottles) Cost Variance Unfavorable (Favorable) Manufacturing costs: Direct labor $fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_1 $fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_2 $fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_3 Direct materials fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_4 fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_5 fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_6 Factory overhead fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_7 fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_8 fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_9 Total manufacturing cost $fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_10 $fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_11 $fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_12
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.
McAlisters Bottle Company manufactures plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry. The cost standards per 100 two-liter bottles are as follows:
Cost Category | per 100 Two-Liter Bottles |
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Direct labor | $2.75 | |||||
Direct materials | 1.20 | |||||
Factory |
0.35 | |||||
Total | $4.30 |
At the beginning of May, McAlisters Bottle's management planned to produce 800,000 bottles. The actual number of bottles produced for May was 750,000 bottles. The actual costs for May of the current year were as follows:
Cost Category | Actual Cost for the Month Ended May 31 |
|||||||||
Direct labor | $21,100 | |||||||||
Direct materials | 9,200 | |||||||||
Factory overhead | 2,700 | |||||||||
Total | $33,000 |
a. Prepare the May manufacturing standard cost budget (direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead) for McAlisters Bottle Company, assuming planned production. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
McAlisters Bottle Company | |
Manufacturing Cost Budget | |
For the Month Ended May 31 | |
Standard Cost at Planned Volume (800,000 Bottles) |
|
Direct labor | $fill in the blank 852e7907eff9ff8_1 |
Direct materials | fill in the blank 852e7907eff9ff8_2 |
Factory overhead | fill in the blank 852e7907eff9ff8_3 |
Total | $fill in the blank 852e7907eff9ff8_4 |
b. Prepare a budget performance report for manufacturing costs, showing the total cost variances for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead for May. Enter favorable variances as negative numbers. Enter unfavorable variances and all other amounts as positive numbers.
McAlisters Bottle Company | |||
Manufacturing Costs - Budget Performance Report | |||
For the Month Ended May 31 | |||
Actual costs |
Standard Cost at Actual Volume (750,000 bottles) |
Cost Variance Unfavorable (Favorable) |
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Manufacturing costs: | |||
Direct labor | $fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_1 | $fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_2 | $fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_3 |
Direct materials | fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_4 | fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_5 | fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_6 |
Factory overhead | fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_7 | fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_8 | fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_9 |
Total manufacturing cost | $fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_10 | $fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_11 | $fill in the blank 1ed2d906cfff000_12 |
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