The standard cost card for a unit of Product AX at the Cleaning Chemicals Corp. shows the following standard cost information: Materials: 3 gallons at $3 per gallon Labor: 2 hours at $12 per hour Overhead: 80% of direct labor Total $9 24 19 $ 52 During the month of October 20X1, Job O-3 was completed. It was the only job worked on during October. Five thousand two hundred units were produced from the job. The actual costs were as shown below: Materials: 15,800 gallons at $3.10 per gallon Labor: 10,500 hours at $12.10 per hour Actual overhead Total $ 48,980 127,050 101,640 $277,670
The standard cost card for a unit of Product AX at the Cleaning Chemicals Corp. shows the following standard cost information: Materials: 3 gallons at $3 per gallon Labor: 2 hours at $12 per hour Overhead: 80% of direct labor Total $9 24 19 $ 52 During the month of October 20X1, Job O-3 was completed. It was the only job worked on during October. Five thousand two hundred units were produced from the job. The actual costs were as shown below: Materials: 15,800 gallons at $3.10 per gallon Labor: 10,500 hours at $12.10 per hour Actual overhead Total $ 48,980 127,050 101,640 $277,670
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The standard cost card for a unit of Product AX at the Cleaning Chemicals Corp. shows the following standard cost information:
Materials: 3 gallons at $3 per gallon
Labor: 2 hours at $12 per hour
Overhead: 80% of direct labor
Total
$9
24
19
$ 52
During the month of October 20X1, Job O-3 was completed. It was the only job worked on during October. Five thousand two hundred
units were produced from the job. The actual costs were as shown below:
Materials: 15,800 gallons at $3.10 per gallon
Labor: 10,500 hours at $12.10 per hour
Actual overhead
Total
Standard cost of materials
Actual cost of materials
Total variance for materials
$ 48,980
127,050
101,640
$277,670
Required:
Calculate the total variance for materials for the month. (Indicate the effect of the variance by selecting "Favorable", "Unfavorable",
and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9387e1e0-1e47-476d-8945-2ad53037937b%2Fd82a1179-9cd7-43cf-8e47-4d3e31b52ffa%2F3deevp_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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The standard cost card for a unit of Product AX at the Cleaning Chemicals Corp. shows the following standard cost information:
Materials: 3 gallons at $3 per gallon
Labor: 2 hours at $12 per hour
Overhead: 80% of direct labor
Total
$9
24
19
$ 52
During the month of October 20X1, Job O-3 was completed. It was the only job worked on during October. Five thousand two hundred
units were produced from the job. The actual costs were as shown below:
Materials: 15,800 gallons at $3.10 per gallon
Labor: 10,500 hours at $12.10 per hour
Actual overhead
Total
Standard cost of materials
Actual cost of materials
Total variance for materials
$ 48,980
127,050
101,640
$277,670
Required:
Calculate the total variance for materials for the month. (Indicate the effect of the variance by selecting "Favorable", "Unfavorable",
and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)
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