Rakotan Co establishes the following standards for the costs of 1 unit of its product. The standard production overhead costs per unit are based on direct-labor hours. Calculation for standard per unit cost is as follows: Table 1 attached During December 2020, Rakotan Co purchased 30,000 kg of direct material at a total cost of $246,000. The total wages for December were $260,000, 75% of which were for direct labor. Wesley Co manufactured 9,500 units of product during December 2020, using 28,400 kg of the direct material purchased in December and 18,900 direct-labor hours. Actual variable and fixed overhead cost were $200,000 and $150,000, respectively. The scheduled production for the month was 10,000 units.
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.
Rakotan Co establishes the following standards for the costs of 1 unit of its product. The standard production
Table 1 attached
During December 2020, Rakotan Co purchased 30,000 kg of direct material at a total cost of $246,000. The total wages for December were $260,000, 75% of which were for direct labor. Wesley Co manufactured 9,500 units of product during December 2020, using 28,400 kg of the direct material purchased in December and 18,900 direct-labor hours. Actual variable and fixed overhead cost were $200,000 and $150,000, respectively. The scheduled production for the month was 10,000 units.
Table 2 attached
Assume that the rest of the variances had been calculated and remarked correctly. For each of the variances on the list above :
1. Provide a brief explanation of the causes of variance
2. State who is responsible for the variance
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