Barley Hopp, Inc., manufactures custom-ordered commemorative beer steins. Its st
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Barley Hopp, Inc., manufactures custom-ordered commemorative beer steins. Its standard cost information follows:
Standard Quantity Standard Price (Rate) Standard Unit Cost
Direct materials (clay) 1.60 lbs. $ 1.70 per lb. $ 2.72
Direct labor 1.60 hrs. $ 10.00 per hr. 16.00
Variable manufacturing overhead (based on direct labor hours) 1.60 hrs. $ 1.10 per hr. 1.76
Fixed manufacturing overhead ($273,000.00 ÷ 105,000.00 units) 2.60
Barley Hopp had the following actual results last year:
Number of units produced and sold 110,000
Number of pounds of clay used 188,200
Cost of clay $ 301,120
Number of labor hours worked 155,000
Direct labor cost $ 1,798,000
Variable overhead cost $ 210,000
Fixed overhead cost $ 275,000
Explanation / Answer
Answer
STANDARD
Qty
Rate ($)
Amount ($)
Direct Material
176000
1.7
299200
Direct Labor
176000
10
1760000
Variable manufacturing overhead
176000
1.1
193600
Total cost
2252800
Total Units
110000
Standard Cost per Unit
20.48
ACTUAL
Qty
Rate ($)
Amount ($)
Direct Material
188200
1.6
301120
Direct Labor
155000
11.6
1798000
Variable manufacturing overhead
155000
1.35483871
210000
Total cost
2309120
Total Units
110000
Actual Cost per Unit
20.992
Material Price Variance
=
(Standard Rate
-
Actual Rate)
x
Actual material Quantity
Material Price Variance
=
1.7
-
1.6
x
188200
Material Price Variance
=
0.1 x 188200
Material Price Variance
=
$18820 Favourable - F
Material Quantity Variance
=
(Standard Quantity
-
Actual Quantity)
x
Standard rate
Material Quantity Variance
=
176000
-
188200
x
1.7
Material Quantity Variance
=
- 12200 x $1.7
Material Quantity Variance
=
$20740 Unfavourable - U
Material Spending Variance = 18820 F + 20740 U = 1920 Unfavourable
Labor Rate Variance
=
(Standard rate
-
Actual Rate)
x
Actual labor hours
Labor Rate Variance
=
10
-
11.6
x
155000
Labor Rate Variance
=
- $1.6 x 155000
Labor Rate Variance
=
$ 248000 Unfavorable - U
Labor Efficiency Variance
=
(Standard hours
-
Actual hours)
x
Standard rate
Labor Efficiency Variance
=
176000
-
155000
x
10
Labor Efficiency Variance
=
21000 x $10
Labor Efficiency Variance
=
$210000 Favourable - F
Labor Spending Variance = 248000 U + 210000 F = 38000 Unfavourable
Variable Overhead rate Variance
=
(Standard rate
-
Actual Rate)
x
Actual labor hours
Variable Overhead rate Variance
=
1.1
-
1.35483871
x
155000
Variable Overhead rate Variance
=
- 0.2548…. X 155000
Variable Overhead rate Variance
=
$ 39500 Unfavorable - U
Variable Overhead Efficiency variance
=
(Standard hours
-
Actual hours)
x
Standard rate
Variable Overhead Efficiency variance
=
176000
-
155000
x
1.1
Variable Overhead Efficiency variance
=
21000 x $1.1
Variable Overhead Efficiency variance
=
$23100 Favourable - F
Variable Overhead spending Variance = 39500 U + 23100 F = 16400 Unfavourable
STANDARD
Qty
Rate ($)
Amount ($)
Direct Material
176000
1.7
299200
Direct Labor
176000
10
1760000
Variable manufacturing overhead
176000
1.1
193600
Total cost
2252800
Total Units
110000
Standard Cost per Unit
20.48
ACTUAL
Qty
Rate ($)
Amount ($)
Direct Material
188200
1.6
301120
Direct Labor
155000
11.6
1798000
Variable manufacturing overhead
155000
1.35483871
210000
Total cost
2309120
Total Units
110000
Actual Cost per Unit
20.992
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