Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337912020
Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 9, Problem 2PA
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I Love My Chocolate Company makes dark chocolate and light chocolate. Both products require cocoa and sugar. The following planning information has been made available:
I Love My Chocolate Company does not expect there to be any beginning or ending inventories of cocoa or sugar. At the end of the budget year, I Love My Chocolate Company had the following actual results:
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- 1. Prepare the following variance analyses for both chocolates and the total, based on the actual results and production levels at the end of the budget year:
- A. Direct materials price, quantity, and total variance.
- B. Direct labor rate, time, and total variance.
- 2. Why are the standard amounts in part (1) based on the actual production for the year instead of the planned production for the year?
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I Love My Chocolate Company does not expect there to be anybeginning or ending inventories of cocoa or sugar. At the end of thebudget year, I Love My Chocolate Company had the following actualresults: (9.PNG)
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Sharon’s Delights Chocolate Company makes dark chocolate and light chocolate. Both products require cocoa and sugar. The following planning information has been made available:
Line Item Description
Standard Amount per CaseDark Chocolate
Standard Amount per CaseLight Chocolate
Standard Price per Pound
Cocoa
10 lbs.
7 lbs.
$4.20
Sugar
8 lbs.
12 lbs.
0.60
Standard labor time
0.3 hr.
0.4 hr.
Line Item Description
Dark Chocolate
Light Chocolate
Planned production
4,500 cases
12,800 cases
Standard labor rate
$14.00 per hr.
$14.00 per hr.
Sharon’s Delights Chocolate Company does not expect there to be any beginning or ending inventories of cocoa or sugar. At the end of the budget year, Sharon’s Delights Chocolate Company had the following actual results:
Line Item Description
Dark Chocolate
Light Chocolate
Actual production (cases)
4,300
13,300
Line Item Description
Actual Price per Pound
Actual…
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