Required: Compute the following variances for April: 1. The materials price and quantity variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favourable, "U" for unfavourable, and "None" for no effect (l.e., zero variance).)
Required: Compute the following variances for April: 1. The materials price and quantity variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favourable, "U" for unfavourable, and "None" for no effect (l.e., zero variance).)
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Transcribed Image Text:Helix Company produces costumes used in the television and movie industries. Recently the company received an ongoing order for
Samurai robes to be worn in an upcoming Japanese historical action series made for television. The company uses a standard costing
system to assist in the control of costs. According to the standards set for these robes, the factory has a denominator activity level of
780 direct labour-hours each month, which should result in the production of 1,950 robes. The standard costs associated with this level
of production are as follows:
Direct materials
Total
$ 35,490
Per Unit
of
Product
$18.20
Direct labour
$ 7,020
Variable manufacturing overhead*
Fixed manufacturing overhead*
$ 2,340
3.60
1.20
$ 4,680
2.40
$25.40
*Based on direct labour-hours
During April, the factory worked only 760 direct labour-hours and produced 2,000 robes. The following actual costs were recorded
during the month:
Direct materials (6,000 metres)
Direct labour
Variable manufacturing overhead
Fixed manufacturing overhead
Per Unit
of
Total Product
$ 36,000 $18.00
$ 7,600
3.80
$ 3,800
1.90
$
4,500
2.30
$26.00
At standard, each robe should require 2.8 metres of material. All of the materials purchased during the month were used in production.
Required:
Compute the following variances for April:
1. The materials price and quantity variances. (Indicate the effect of each varlance by selecting "F" for favourable, "U" for
unfavourable, and "None" for no effect (l.e., zero variance).)
Material price variance
Material quantity variance
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