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Fortes Incorporated has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. Variable manufacturing overhead is applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours.
Inputs
Standard Quantity or Hours per Unit of Output
Standard Price or Rate
Direct materials
8.2
ounces
$ 6.30
per ounce
Direct labor
0.6
hours
$ 21.80
per hour
Variable manufacturing overhead
0.6
hours
$ 4.60
per hour
The company has reported the following actual results for the product for April:
Actual output
5,800
units
Raw materials purchased
48,400
ounces
Actual cost of raw materials purchased
$ 289,600
Raw materials used in production
47,570
ounces
Actual direct labor-hours
3,170
hours
Actual direct labor cost
$ 73,240
Actual variable overhead cost
$ 13,884
Required:
a. Compute the materials price variance for April.
b. Compute the materials quantity variance for April.
c. Compute the labor rate variance for April.
d. Compute the labor efficiency variance for April.
e. Compute the variable overhead rate variance for April.
f. Compute the variable overhead efficiency variance for April.
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