standard costing accounting
During May, Joliet Fabrics Corporation manufactured 500 units of a specail multilayer fabric with the trade name Stylex. The following information from the Stylex production department also pertains to May.
Direct material purchased: 18,000 yards at $1.38 per yard..........$24,840
Direct material used: 9,500 yards at $1.38 per yard.....................$13,110
Direct labor: 2,100 hours at $9.15 per hour..................................$19,215
The standard prime costs for one unit of Stylex are as follows:
Direct material: 20 yards at $1.35 per yard...................................$27
Direct labor: 4 hours at $9.00 per hour..........................................36
Total standard prime cost per unit of output...................................$63
Required: Compute the following variances for the month of May, indicating whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable.
1. Direct-material price variance.
2. Direct-material quantity variance.
3. Direct-labor rate variance.
4. Direct-labor efficiency variance.
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Joliet Fabrics -Solution
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Please find xxxxxxxx xxxxx
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Direct xxxxxxxx xxxxx variance x xPQ × AP) – xxx × SP)
x xxxxxx * 1.38) – (18,000 xxxxxx
= $24,840 – $24,300
x = xxxx xxxxxxxxxxx
Direct xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx variance x xxx x xxx – (SP x SQ)
= xxxxxx x 1.35) – (1.35 x $10,000*)
x xxxx xxxxxxxxx
50 units x xx yards per unit x xxxxxx xxxxxx
Direct xxxxx xxxx variance x (AH x xxx – (AH x xxxx
x xxxxx x xxxxx – (2,100 * 9.00)
x xxxxxxx x $19,800
= $315 xxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxx labor xxxxxxxxxx variance = xxx x SR) – xxx x xxxx
= (2,100 x 9.00) – (2,000* x 9.00)
= xxxxxxx x $ 18,000
= $900 Unfavorable
* 500 units x x xxxxx per xxxx x xxxxxx
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