Reference no: EM13343707 
                                                                               
                                       
Variances for direct materials and direct labor
Banner  Company manufactures flags of various countries. Each flag has a  standard of eight square feet of fabric and three hours of direct labor  time. Information about recent production activity follows.
Actual cost of fabric:         $4.50 per square foot
Fabric consumed:        32,080 square feet
Standard price per square foot of fabric:   $4.25
Standard direct labor rate:        $10.00 per hour
Actual direct labor rate:           $10.20 per hour
Actual labor hours worked:     11,940
Actual production completed:        4,000 flags
a. Compute the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance.
b. Compute the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance.