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Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is

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Question

Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows:

The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 20,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 25,500 units and incurred the following costs:

a. Purchased 170,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $7.20 per pound. All of this material was used in production.

b. Direct laborers worked 73,000 hours at a rate of $14 per hour.

c. Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $427,050.

1. What raw materials cost would be included in the company’s planning budget for March?

Raw material cost:

2. What raw materials cost would be included in the company’s flexible budget for March?

Raw material cost:

3. What is the materials price variance for March? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.).)


Materials price variance:

4. What is the materials quantity variance for March? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.).)


Material quantity variance:

5. If Preble had purchased 188,000 pounds of materials at $7.20 per pound and used 170,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials price variance for March? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.). Do not round intermediate calculations.)


Materials price variance:

6. If Preble had purchased 188,000 pounds of materials at $7.20 per pound and used 170,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials quantity variance for March? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.). Do not round intermediate calculations.)


Materials quantity variance:

7. What direct labor cost would be included in the company’s planning budget for March?


Direct labor cost:

Direct materials: 6 pounds at $8 per pound $ 48 Direct labor: 4 hours at $13 per hour 52 Variable overhead: 4 hours at $5 per hour 20 Total standard cost per unit $ 120

Explanation / Answer

What raw materials cost would be included in the company’s planning budget for March?

20000*48=$960000

2. What raw materials cost would be included in the company’s flexible budget for March?

SQ × SP=25500*48=$1224000

3 What is the materials price variance for March?

AQ × (9SP - AP9)

=170,000 *(8-7.20)=136000 Favorable

4 What is the materials quantity variance for March?

(AQ-SQ)*SP

(170000-25500*6)*8 =136000 Unfavorable

5 If Preble had purchased 188,000 pounds of materials at $7.20 per pound and used 170,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials price variance for March?

188000* *(8-7.20)=150400 Favorable

6 if Preble had purchased 188,000 pounds of materials at $7.20 per pound and used 170,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials quantity variance for March?

(170000-25500*6)*8 =136000 Unfavorable

What direct labor cost would be included in the company’s planning budget for March?

20000*52=$1040000

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