question archive Beakins Company produces a single product
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Beakins Company produces a single product. The standard cost card for the product follows:
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Direct materials (4 yards @ $5 per yard)................................... |
$20 |
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Direct labor (1.5 hours @ $10 per hour).................................... |
$15 |
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Variable manufacturing overhead (1.5 hrs @ $4 per /hour)....... |
$6 |
During a recent period the company produced 1,200 units of product. Various costs associated with the production of these units are given below:
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Direct materials purchased (6,000 yards).............. |
$28,500 |
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Direct materials used in production...................... |
5,000 |
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Direct labor cost incurred (2,100 hours)................ |
$17,850 |
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Variable manufacturing overhead cost incurred... |
$10,080 |
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The company records all variances at the earliest possible point in time. Variable manufacturing overhead costs are applied to products on the basis of direct labor hours.
The labor rate variance for the period is:
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$3,150 U |
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$2,700 F |
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$2,700 U |
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$3,150 F |
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