The standards for one carton of Wonder Wax are: Direct materials  4 lbs. @ $2.55 Direct labors      6 hrs. @ $5.25 Variable overhead (based on direct labor hours) 6 hrs. @ $3.40   During the week ended December 4, the following activity took place: • 4,600 lbs. of raw material were purchased for inventory at a cost of $2.63 per pound; • 1,050 cartons of finished product were produced; • 4,225 lbs. of raw material were used; • 6,140 labor hours were worked at a total cost of $33,463; • $20,569 actual variable overhead costs were incurred. Calculate each of the following variances: (d.) Direct labor efficiency variance.  (e.) Variable overhead spending variance.  (f.) Variable overhead efficiency variance.

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The standards for one carton of Wonder Wax are:

Direct materials  4 lbs. @ $2.55

Direct labors      6 hrs. @ $5.25

Variable overhead (based on direct labor hours) 6 hrs. @ $3.40

 

During the week ended December 4, the following activity took place:

• 4,600 lbs. of raw material were purchased for inventory at a cost of $2.63 per pound;
• 1,050 cartons of finished product were produced;
• 4,225 lbs. of raw material were used;
• 6,140 labor hours were worked at a total cost of $33,463;
• $20,569 actual variable overhead costs were incurred.

Calculate each of the following variances:

(d.) Direct labor efficiency variance. 
(e.) Variable overhead spending variance. 
(f.) Variable overhead efficiency variance.

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