MA CH10 HW1
1.
value:14.28 points
Cayuga Hardwoods produces handcrafted jewelry boxes. A standard-size box requires 13 board feet of hardwood in the finished product. In addition, 7 board feet of scrap lumber are normally left from the production of one box. Hardwood costs $5 per board foot, plus $2.50 in transportation charges per board foot.
Required:
Compute the standard direct-material cost of a jewelry box. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
Standard direct-material cost
$
2.
During June, Danby Company’s material purchases amounted to 6,700 pounds at a price of $8.0 per pound. Actual costs incurred in the production of 2,300 units were as follows:
Direct labor:
$134,420
($18.8 per hour)
Direct material:
$39,200
($8.0 per pound)
The standards for one unit of Danby Company’s product are as follows:
Quantity, 3 hours per unit
Quantity, 2 pounds per unit
Rate, $18.7 per hour
Price, $7.7 per pound
Compute the direct-material price and quantity variances and the direct-labor rate and efficiency variances. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable. (Input all amounts as positive values. Select "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
Direct-material price variance
Direct-material quantity variance
Direct-labor rate variance
Direct-labor efficiency variance
3.
New Jersey Valve Company manufactured 8,000 units during January of a control valve used by milk processors in its Camden plant. Records indicated the following:
Direct labor
40,800
hr. at $14.50 per hr.
Direct material purchased
24,000
lb. at $2.30 per lb.
Direct material used
23,100
lb.
The control valve has the following standard prime costs:
3
lb. at $2.20 per lb.
6.60
5
hr. at $15.00 per hr.
75.00
Standard prime cost per unit
81.60
Prepare a schedule of standard production costs for January, based on actual production of 8,000 units. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
NEW JERSEY VALVE COMPANYCAMDEN PLANTSCHEDULE OF STANDARD PRODUCTION COSTSBASED ON 8,000 UNITSFOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY
Direct material
Total standard production costs
For the month of January, compute the following variances, indicating whether each is favorable or unfavorable. (Select "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
4.
During May, Joliet Fabrics Corporation manufactured 520 units of a special multilayer fabric with the trade name Stylex. The following information from the Stylex production department also pertains to May.
Direct material purchased: 18,200 yards at $1.40 per yard
25,480
Direct material used: 9,700 yards at $1.40 per yard
13,580
Direct labor: 2,300 hours at $9.17 per hour
21,091
The standard prime costs for one unit of Stylex are as follows:
Direct material: 20 yards at $1.37 per yard
27.40
Direct labor: 3 hours at $7 per hour
21.00
Total standard prime cost per unit of output
48.40
Compute the following variances for the month of May, indicating whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable. (Select "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
5.
Saskatewan Can Company manufactures recyclable soft-drink cans. A unit of production is a case of 12 dozen cans. The following standards have been set by the production-engineering staff and the controller.
Quantity, .25 hour
Quantity, 4 kilograms
Rate, $16 per hour
Price, $.80 per kilogram
Actual material purchases amounted to 240,000 kilograms at $.81 per kilogram. Actual costs incurred in the production of 50,000 units were as follows:
$211,900 for 13,000 hours
$170,100 for 210,000 kilograms
Use the variance formulas to compute the direct-material price and quantity variances and the directlabor rate and efficiency variances. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable.(Input all amounts as positive values. Select "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
6.
Determine the direct-material and direct-labor variances. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable. (Input all amounts as positive values. Select "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Round "per kilogram" and "per hour" to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
7.
value:14.32 points
During June, Danby Company"s material purchases amounted to 6,000 pounds at a price of $7.30 per pound. Actual costs incurred in the production of 2,000 units were as follows:
$116,745
($18.10 per hour)
$30,660
($7.30 per pound)
The standards for one unit of Danby Company"s product are as follows:
Rate, $18 per hour
Price, $7 per pound
Fill in the amounts in the below tables. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable. (Input all amounts as positive values. Select "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Round "per pound" and "per hour" to 2 decimal places.Omit the "$" sign in your response.)