The following data relates to Potawatomi Corporation's operations for the month. Potawatomi produced 8,500 units and the normal monthly capacity is 20,000 direct labor hours. Direct Material: Standard (5 lbs. @ $2.10/lb.) Actual (39,000 lbs. @ $2.20/lb.) Standard Unit Costs Total Actual Costs $10.50 $85,800 Direct Labor: Standard (2 hrs. @ $12/hr.) $24.00 Actual (18,000 hrs. @ $11.90/hr.) $214,200 Variable Overhead: Standard (2 hrs. @ $4.00/hr.) $8.00 Actual $69,700 Total $42.50 $369,700 Use fork diagrams to calculate the following variances: b. Materials efficiency variance a. Materials price variance C. Labor rate variance e. Variable overhead spending variance f. Variable overhead efficiency variance d. Labor efficiency variance
The following data relates to Potawatomi Corporation's operations for the month. Potawatomi produced 8,500 units and the normal monthly capacity is 20,000 direct labor hours. Direct Material: Standard (5 lbs. @ $2.10/lb.) Actual (39,000 lbs. @ $2.20/lb.) Standard Unit Costs Total Actual Costs $10.50 $85,800 Direct Labor: Standard (2 hrs. @ $12/hr.) $24.00 Actual (18,000 hrs. @ $11.90/hr.) $214,200 Variable Overhead: Standard (2 hrs. @ $4.00/hr.) $8.00 Actual $69,700 Total $42.50 $369,700 Use fork diagrams to calculate the following variances: b. Materials efficiency variance a. Materials price variance C. Labor rate variance e. Variable overhead spending variance f. Variable overhead efficiency variance d. Labor efficiency variance
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Transcribed Image Text:The following data relates to Potawatomi Corporation's operations for the month. Potawatomi produced
8,500 units and the normal monthly capacity is 20,000 direct labor hours.
Direct Material:
Standard (5 lbs. @ $2.10/lb.)
Actual (39,000 lbs. @ $2.20/lb.)
Standard
Unit Costs
Total
Actual Costs
$10.50
$85,800
Direct Labor:
Standard (2 hrs. @ $12/hr.)
$24.00
Actual (18,000 hrs. @ $11.90/hr.)
$214,200
Variable Overhead:
Standard (2 hrs. @ $4.00/hr.)
$8.00
Actual
$69,700
Total
$42.50
$369,700
Use fork diagrams to calculate the following variances:
b. Materials efficiency variance
a.
Materials price variance
C.
Labor rate variance
e.
Variable overhead spending variance
f.
Variable overhead efficiency variance
d. Labor efficiency variance
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