Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances

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Question - Direct Materials and Direct Labor Variances

Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one unit of Zoom are given below:

 

Standard Quantity
or Hours

Standard Price
or Rate

Standard
Cost

  Direct materials

4.6  pounds

$2.50  per pound

$11.50

  Direct labor

0.2  hours

$12.00  per hour

$2.40

During the most recent month, the following activity was recorded:

a. Twenty thousand pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $2.35 per pound.

b. All of the material purchased was used to produce 4,000 units of Zoom.

c. 750 hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost of $10,425.

Requirement 1: Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances for the month.

Requirement 2: Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances for the month.

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