The following direct materials and direct labor data pertain to the operations of Crane Company for the month of August. Actual labor rate Actual materials price Standard labor rate Standard materials price (a) Costs Actual hours incurred and used Actual quantity of materials purchased and used Standard hours used Standard quantity of materials used Total materials variance Materials price variance Total labor variance Materials quantity variance Labor price variance $12 $250 $11.50 $251 Quantities Compute the total, price, and quantity variances for materials and labor. Labor quantity variance $ per hour per ton per hour per ton $ $ 4,000 hours 1,500 tons 4,070 hours 1,475 tons Favorable
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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