Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows: Direct material: 5 pounds at $9.00 per pound Direct labor: 3 hours at $14 per hour Variable overhead: 3 hours at $8 per hour Total standard variable cost per unit The company also established the following cost formulas for its selling expenses: Variable Cost per Unit, Sold Advertising Sales salaries and commissions Shipping expenses Fixed Cost per Month $ 340,000 $ 380,000 $ 45.00 42.00 24.00 $111.00 $ 26.00 $ 17.00 The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 28,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 34,000 units and incurred the following costs: a. Purchased 180,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $8.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production. b. Direct-laborers worked 69,000 hours at a rate of $15.00 per hour. Direct labor rate variance c. Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $565,110. d. Total advertising, sales salaries and commissions, and shipping expenses were $345,000, $525,000, and $255,000, respectively. Foundational 9-8 (Algo) 8. What is the direct labor rate variance for March? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.). Input the amount as a positive value.)
Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows: Direct material: 5 pounds at $9.00 per pound Direct labor: 3 hours at $14 per hour Variable overhead: 3 hours at $8 per hour Total standard variable cost per unit The company also established the following cost formulas for its selling expenses: Variable Cost per Unit, Sold Advertising Sales salaries and commissions Shipping expenses Fixed Cost per Month $ 340,000 $ 380,000 $ 45.00 42.00 24.00 $111.00 $ 26.00 $ 17.00 The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 28,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 34,000 units and incurred the following costs: a. Purchased 180,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $8.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production. b. Direct-laborers worked 69,000 hours at a rate of $15.00 per hour. Direct labor rate variance c. Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $565,110. d. Total advertising, sales salaries and commissions, and shipping expenses were $345,000, $525,000, and $255,000, respectively. Foundational 9-8 (Algo) 8. What is the direct labor rate variance for March? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.). Input the amount as a positive value.)
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