What is the materials price Varlancë for What is the materials quantity variance for March? What is the labor rate variance for March?
What is the materials price Varlancë for What is the materials quantity variance for March? What is the labor rate variance for March?
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Transcribed Image Text:What is the materials price variance for March?
What is the materials quantity variance for March?
What is the labor rate variance for March?

Transcribed Image Text:Pratt Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-
hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows:
Direct materials: 5 pounds at $4 per pound
2$.
20.00
Direct labor: 2 hours at $7.50 per hour
15.00
Variable overhead: 2 hours at $6 per hour
12.00
Total standard cost per unit
2$
47.00
During March the company produced and sold 3,500 units and incurred the following costs:
Purchased 17,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $3.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production.
Direct laborers worked 7,200 hours at a rate of $8 per hour.
Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $40,500.
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