EBK CORNERSTONES OF COST MANAGEMENT

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Chapter 9, Problem 3CE

Refer to Cornerstone Exercise 9.1. Guillermo’s Oil and Lube Company provided the following information for the production of oil changes during the month of June:

Actual number of oil changes performed: 980

Actual number of direct labor hours worked: 386 hours

Actual rate paid per direct labor hour: $14.50

Standard rate per direct labor hour: $14.00

Required:

1. Calculate the direct labor rate variance (LRV) and the direct labor efficiency variance (LEV) for June using the formula approach.
2. Calculate the direct labor rate variance (LRV) and the direct labor efficiency variance (LEV) for June using the graphical approach.
3. Calculate the total direct labor variance for oil changes for June.
4. What if the actual wage rate paid in June was $12.40? What impact would that have had on the direct labor rate variance (LRV)? On the direct labor efficiency variance (LEV)?

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Chapter 9 Solutions

EBK CORNERSTONES OF COST MANAGEMENT

Ch. 9 - Discuss the difference between budgets and...Ch. 9 - What is the quantity decision? The pricing...Ch. 9 - Why is historical experience often a poor basis...Ch. 9 - Prob. 4DQ Ch. 9 - How does standard costing improve the control...Ch. 9 - The budget variance for variable production costs...Ch. 9 - Explain why the direct materials price variance is...Ch. 9 - The direct materials usage variance is always the...Ch. 9 - The direct labor rate variance is never...Ch. 9 - Prob. 10DQ

Ch. 9 - Prob. 11DQ Ch. 9 - What is the cause of an unfavorable volume...Ch. 9 - Prob. 13DQ Ch. 9 - Explain how the two-, three-, and four-variance...Ch. 9 - Prob. 15DQ Ch. 9 - Prob. 1CE Ch. 9 - Direct Materials Usage Variance Refer to...Ch. 9 - Refer to Cornerstone Exercise 9.1. Guillermos Oil...Ch. 9 - Kavallia Company set a standard cost for one item...Ch. 9 - Yohan Company has the following balances in its...Ch. 9 - Standish Company manufactures consumer products...Ch. 9 - Variances Refer to Cornerstone Exercise 9.6....Ch. 9 - Standish Company manufactures consumer products...Ch. 9 - Mangia Pizza Company makes frozen pizzas that are...Ch. 9 - Mangia Pizza Company makes frozen pizzas that are...Ch. 9 - Refer to Cornerstone Exercise 9.9. Required: 1....Ch. 9 - Quincy Farms is a producer of items made from farm...Ch. 9 - During the year, Dorner Company produced 280,000...Ch. 9 - Zoller Company produces a dark chocolate candy...Ch. 9 - Oerstman, Inc., uses a standard costing system and...Ch. 9 - Refer to the data in Exercise 9.15. Required: 1....Ch. 9 - Chypre, Inc., produces a cologne mist using a...Ch. 9 - Refer to Exercise 9.17. Chypre, Inc., purchased...Ch. 9 - Delano Company uses two types of direct labor for...Ch. 9 - Jameson Company produces paper towels. The company...Ch. 9 - Madison Company uses the following rule to...Ch. 9 - Laughlin, Inc., uses a standard costing system....Ch. 9 - Prob. 23E Ch. 9 - Prob. 24E Ch. 9 - A company uses a standard costing system. At the...Ch. 9 - Prob. 26E Ch. 9 - Prob. 27E Ch. 9 - Haversham Corporation produces dress shirts. The...Ch. 9 - Plimpton Company produces countertop ovens....Ch. 9 - Algers Company produces dry fertilizer. At the...Ch. 9 - Misterio Company uses a standard costing system....Ch. 9 - Petrillo Company produces engine parts for large...Ch. 9 - Business Specialty, Inc., manufactures two...Ch. 9 - Vet-Pro, Inc., produces a veterinary grade...Ch. 9 - Refer to the data in Problem 9.34. Vet-Pro, Inc.,...Ch. 9 - Energy Products Company produces a gasoline...Ch. 9 - Nuevo Company produces a single product. Nuevo...Ch. 9 - Ingles Company manufactures external hard drives....Ch. 9 - As part of its cost control program, Tracer...Ch. 9 - Aspen Medical Laboratory performs comprehensive...Ch. 9 - Prob. 41P

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