Standards are 4 sheets of ½-inch steel at $110 per sheet and 14 hours of labor at a standard wage rate of $13. During July, Basil Tooling produced 600 units. Materials purchased and used totaled 2,540 sheets at a total cost of $268,850. Payroll totaled $112,930 for 8,770 hours worked. Calculate the: 1. Total Direct Material Variance 2. Total Direct Labor variance
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.
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Calculate the:
1. Total Direct Material Variance
2. Total Direct Labor variance
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