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Sharp Company manufactures a product for which the following standards have been set:
Standard Quantity or Hours
Standard Price or Rate
Standard Cost
Direct materials
3
feet
$
5
per foot
$
15
Direct labor
?
hours
?
per hour
?
During March, the company purchased direct materials at a cost of $59,250, all of which were used in the production of 3,380 units of product. In addition, 4,900 hours of direct labor time were worked on the product during the month. The cost of this labor time was $40,350. The following variances have been computed for the month:
Materials quantity variance
$
1,800
U
Labor spending variance
$
210
F
Labor efficiency variance
$
1,360
F
Required:
1. For direct materials:
a. Compute the actual cost per foot for materials for March. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
b. Compute the price variance and the spending variance. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance)).
S 5.64per foot Actual cost
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