Vitex, Incorporated manufactures a popular consumer product and it has provided the following data excerpts from its standard cost system: Inputs Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Total standard cost per unit (1) Standard Quantity or Hours 2.20 pounds 1.00 hours 1.00 hours Total Standard Cost* (2) Standard Price or Rate $ per 16.20 pound $ per 15.50 hour $ 9.50 per hour Variances Reported Price or Rate Quantity or Efficiency Standard Cost (1) × (2) $ 35.64 $ 15.50 $9.50 $ 60.64
Vitex, Incorporated manufactures a popular consumer product and it has provided the following data excerpts from its standard cost system: Inputs Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Total standard cost per unit (1) Standard Quantity or Hours 2.20 pounds 1.00 hours 1.00 hours Total Standard Cost* (2) Standard Price or Rate $ per 16.20 pound $ per 15.50 hour $ 9.50 per hour Variances Reported Price or Rate Quantity or Efficiency Standard Cost (1) × (2) $ 35.64 $ 15.50 $9.50 $ 60.64
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Transcribed Image Text:Vitex, Incorporated manufactures a popular consumer product and it has provided the following data excerpts from its
standard cost system:
Inputs
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable manufacturing
overhead
Total standard cost per
unit
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable manufacturing
overhead
(1) Standard
Quantity or
Hours
2.20 pounds
1.00 hours
1.00 hours
3. Actual cost per pound
4. Actual direct labor-hours
Total
Standard
Cost*
(2) Standard
Price or Rate
$ per
16.20 pound
$ per
15.50 hour
$ 9.50 per
1. Number of units produced
2. Pounds of direct material purchased and used in
production
5. Actual rate per direct labor-hour
6. Actual variable manufacturing overhead cost
Variances Reported
Price or
Rate
$ 10,150 F
$
534,600
$
232,500
142,500
*Applied to Work in Process during the period.
The company's manufacturing overhead cost is applied to production on the basis of direct labor-hours. All of the
materials purchased during the period were used in production. Work in process inventories are insignificant and can
be ignored.
hour
$ 3,200 U
$ 4,400 F
Quantity or
Efficiency
$ 32,400 U
Required:
1. How many units were produced last period?
2. How many pounds of direct material were purchased and used in production?
3. What was the actual cost per pound of material?
Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
4. How many actual direct labor-hours were worked during the period?
5. What was the actual rate paid per direct labor-hour?
Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
6. How much actual variable manufacturing overhead cost was incurred during the period?
Standard
Cost (1) x
(2)
$35.64
$15.50
$9.50
$60.64
$ 15,500 U
$ ?tu
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