GG Tire Co. manufactures automobile tires. Standard costs and actual costs for d
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GG Tire Co. manufactures automobile tires. Standard costs and actual costs for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead incurred for the manufacture of 20,000 tires was as follows: Show All Work!
Standard Costs
Actual Costs
Direct Materials
200,000 pounds @ $4.20
220,000 pounds @ $4.00
Direct Labor
6,000 hours at $18.00
6,200 hours at $19.00
Factory Overhead
Rates per direct labor hour,
Based on 100% of normal
Capacity of 10,000 direct labor
Hours:
Variable Cost, $2.80
$16,000 variable cost
,
Fixed Cost, $4.00
$40,000 fixed cost
Each tire requires 0.30 hour of direct labor.
Required
1. Compute the direct material price and quantity variances
2. Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances
3. Compute variable overhead spending and efficiency variances
4. Compute the fixed overhead spending and production volume variances
Standard Costs
Actual Costs
Direct Materials
200,000 pounds @ $4.20
220,000 pounds @ $4.00
Direct Labor
6,000 hours at $18.00
6,200 hours at $19.00
Factory Overhead
Rates per direct labor hour,
Based on 100% of normal
Capacity of 10,000 direct labor
Hours:
Variable Cost, $2.80
$16,000 variable cost
,
Fixed Cost, $4.00
$40,000 fixed cost
Explanation / Answer
a. Direct Materials Cost VariancePrice variance:Direct Materials Price Variance = (Actual Price
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