Menounos Manufacturing Co. uses standard costs. Standard costs and actual costs for direct materials and direct labor for the manufactureC3,000 units during 20Y6 were as follows: Specifics Standard Costs Actual Costs Direct materials 18,000 Ibs. at $4.50 per pound. 18,500 lbs. at $4.35 per pound. Direct labor 7,500 hours at $12.00 per hour. 7,420 hours at $12.30 per hour. • Each unit requires 2.5 hours of direct labor. a. Compute the direct materials price variance and direct materials quantity variance. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable. b. Compute the direct labor rate variance and direct labor time variance. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable.
Menounos Manufacturing Co. uses standard costs. Standard costs and actual costs for direct materials and direct labor for the manufactureC3,000 units during 20Y6 were as follows: Specifics Standard Costs Actual Costs Direct materials 18,000 Ibs. at $4.50 per pound. 18,500 lbs. at $4.35 per pound. Direct labor 7,500 hours at $12.00 per hour. 7,420 hours at $12.30 per hour. • Each unit requires 2.5 hours of direct labor. a. Compute the direct materials price variance and direct materials quantity variance. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable. b. Compute the direct labor rate variance and direct labor time variance. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable.
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Transcribed Image Text:Menounos Manufacturing Co. uses standard costs. Standard costs and actual costs for direct
materials and direct labor for the manufactureC3,000 units during 20Y6 were as follows:
Specifics
Standard Costs
Actual Costs
Direct materials
18,000 Ibs. at $4.50 per pound.
18,500 lbs. at $4.35 per pound.
Direct labor
7,500 hours at $12.00 per hour.
7,420 hours at $12.30 per hour.
• Each unit requires 2.5 hours of direct labor.
a. Compute the direct materials price variance and direct materials quantity variance. Indicate
whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable.
b. Compute the direct labor rate variance and direct labor time variance. Indicate whether
each variance is favorable or unfavorable.
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