The following standard costs were developed for one of the products of ELJAY Sdn Bhd (ESB): STANDARD COST PER UNIT RM Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead Fixed overhead 3 feet @ RM4.00 per foot 5 hours @ RM8.00 per hour 5 hours @ RM4.00 per hour 5 hours @ RM6.00 per hour 12.00 40.00 20.00 30.00 102.00 Total standard cost per unit The following information is available regarding the company's operations for the period: Units produced Materials purchased Materials used Direct labor Overhead incurred: Variable Fixed 40,000 240,000 feet at RM4.40 per foot 150,000 feet 220,000 hours at RM8.30 per hour RM770,000 RM900,000 Budgeted fixed overhead for the period is RM960,000, and the standard fixed overhead rate is based on the expected capacity of 160,000 direct labor hours. REQUIRED: (a) Compute the following variances. Indicate whether it is Favorable (F) or Unfavorable (UF) variance.

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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.