On May 1, 2017, Bovar Company began the manufacture of a new paging machine known as Dandy. The company in- stalled a standard costing system to account for manufacturing costs. The standard costs for a unit of Dandy follow: Direct materials (3 lb. at S4 per Ib.) Direct manufacturing labor (1/2 hour at $20 per hour) Manufacturing overhead (75% of direct manufacturing labor costs) $12.00 10,00 7.50 $29.50 The following data were obtained from Bovar's records for the month of May: Credit $125,000 55,000 Debit Revenues Accounts payable control (for May's purchases of direct materials) $3,500 2,400 1,890 Direct materials price variance Direct materials efficiency variance Direct manufacturing labor price variance Direct manufacturing labor efficiency variance 2,200 Actual production in May was 4,000 units of Dandy, and actual sales in May were 2,500 units. The amount shown for direct materials price variance applies to materials purchased during May. There was no beginning inventory of materials on May 1, 2017.
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.
Q. compute Standard quantity of direct materials allowed (in pounds) for Bovar for the month of May. Show your computations.
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