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1) Agnew Corporation uses a standard cost system. The following information was

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1) Agnew Corporation uses a standard cost system. The following information was provided for the period that just ended:

Actual price per kilogram $1.76

Actual kilograms of material used 61,500

Actual hourly labor rate $20.60

Actual hours of production 8,850

Standard price per kilogram $1.80

Standard kilograms per completed unit 5 kilograms

Standard hourly labor rate $20.00

Standard time per completed unit 3/4 hr.

Actual total factory overhead $64,500

Fixed factory overhead $30,000

Standard fixed factory overhead rate $3.00 per labor hour

Standard variable factory overhead rate $5.00 per labor hour

Maximum plant capacity 10,000 hours

Plant operated during the period 9,000 hours

Units completed during the period 12,000


The direct materials quantity variance is:

a. $2,700 favorable
b. $2,460 favorable
c. $2,460 unfavorable
d. $2,700 unfavorable

2) Frogue Corporation uses a standard cost system. The following information was provided for the period that just ended:

Actual price per kilogram $3.00

Actual kilograms of material used 31,000

Actual hourly labor rate $18.10

Actual hours of production 4,900 labor hours

Standard price per kilogram $2.80

Standard kilograms per completed unit 6 kilograms

Standard hourly labor rate $18.00

Standard time per completed unit 1 hr.

Actual total factory overhead $34,900

Fixed factory overhead $18,000

Standard fixed factory overhead rate $1.20 per labor hour

Standard variable factory overhead rate $3.80 per labor hour

Maximum plant capacity 15,000 hours

Plant operated during the period 10,000 hours

Units completed during the period 5,000


The variable factory overhead controllable variance is:

a. $6,000 favorable
b. $2,100 favorable
c. $2,100 unfavorable
d. $6,000 unfavorable



Explanation / Answer

b. $2,460 favorable a. $6,000 favorable