variance analysis , Basic Statistics

Assignment Help:
Terry Co. manufactures a commercial solvent that is used for industrial maintenance. This solvent is sold by the drum and generally has a stable selling price. Due to a decrease in demand for this product, Terry produced and sold 60,000 drums in December. The following information is available regarding Terry''s operations for December:

Standard costs per drum of product manufactured were as follows:

Materials
10 gallons of raw materials $20
1 empty drum $1
Total Materials Costs $21
Direct labor (1 hour) $7
Fixed factory overhead (per direct
labor hour) $4
Variable factory overhead (per
direct labor hour) $6

Costs incurred during December were as follows:
Raw materials: 600,000 gallons were purchased at a cost of $1,150,000
700,000 gallons were used
Empty drums: 85,000 drums were purchased at a cost of $85,000
60,000 drums were used
Direct Labor: 65,000 hours were worked at a cost of $470,000
Factory overhead:
Depreciation of building and machinery: $230,000
Supervision and indirect labor: $360,000
Other factory overhead; $76,500
Total factory overhead: $666,500

The fixed overhead budget for the December level of production was $275,000
Normal capacity is $68,750 direct labor hours

Prepare a schedule computing the following variances for December:

(1) Materials price variance (computed at the time of purchase)
(2) Materials usage variance (quantity)
(3) Labor rate variance
(4) Labor usuage (efficiency) variance
(5) Factory overhead,using the three-way method

Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable

Related Discussions:- variance analysis

Do you think the change towards ifrs is a good idea, Do you think the chang...

Do you think the change towards IFRS is a good idea? Manager 1: This change is definitely going to be a very positive change. There are no doubt a lot of advantages that IFRS

Cost accounting test, i need someon to help me do my cost accounting test

i need someon to help me do my cost accounting test

Psy1110 Module 2, Which of the following does Utts consider a disaster in s...

Which of the following does Utts consider a disaster in sampling?sk question #Minimum 100 words accepted#

Help with homework, 1. Penny Pincher, Inc. had a contribution margin of $33...

1. Penny Pincher, Inc. had a contribution margin of $33,000 on sales of $50,000 and had fixed costs of $18,000. Calculate its break-even point in sales dollars. 2. Krueger Company

Writing Appropriate Null and Alternative Hypotheses, For this assignment, y...

For this assignment, you will practice creating null and alternative hypotheses of difference based on the presented scenarios. To complete this assignment, consider the three scen

Probability , Set 1: 1 2 3 4 5 Set 2: 1 13 25 31 42 Set 3: 10 16 24 25 4...

Set 1: 1 2 3 4 5 Set 2: 1 13 25 31 42 Set 3: 10 16 24 25 40 Set 4: 5 10 15 20 25 1. Is one of these sets of numbers more likely to win the Gopher 5 than any of the others? Exp

Probability tree., Modern hotels and certain establishments make use of an ...

Modern hotels and certain establishments make use of an electronic door lock system. To open a door an electronic card is inserted into a slot. A green light indicates that the doo

Standard error of the differnce between means., IN two separate studies, th...

IN two separate studies, the actual difference between the means of a treated group and untreated group is 3 points. However, in one study sm1-m2 is very large and so the 3 points

Relevant costs to decision-making , Foster Company makes 20,000 units per y...

Foster Company makes 20,000 units per year of a part it uses in the products it manufactures. The unit product cost of this part is computed as follows: Direct materials $24.70 Dir

Calculate exactly correct percentage, Study A                              ...

Study A                              Study B r = .64                          r = .77 df = 18                         df = 121 p 1. In using the data from study A to m

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd