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Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows:
Direct material: 6 pounds at $9.00 per pound $ 54.00 Direct labor: 5 hours at $13.00 per hour 65.00 Variable overhead: 5 hours at $3.00 per hour 15.00 Total standard variable cost per unit $ 134.00
The company also established the following cost formulas for its selling expenses:
Fixed Cost per Month Variable Cost
per Unit Sold Advertising $ 260,000 Sales salaries and commissions $ 120,000 $ 11.00 Shipping expenses $ 4.00
The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 20,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 25,000 units and incurred the following costs:
a. Purchased 180,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $7.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production.
b. Direct-laborers worked 115,000 hours at a rate of $14.00 per hour. c. Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $350,250. d. Total advertising, sales salaries and commissions, and shipping expenses were $267,000, $350,750, and $105,000, respectively.
1. What raw materials cost would be included in the companyâs flexible budget for March?
2. What is the materials quantity variance for March? (Input the amount as a positive value. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.).)
3.What is the materials price variance for March? (Input the amount as a positive value. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.).)
4. If Preble had purchased 185,000 pounds of materials at $8 per pound and used 180,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials quantity variance for March? (Input the amount as a positive value. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.).)
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| Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows: |
| Direct material: 6 pounds at $9.00 per pound | $ | 54.00 |
| Direct labor: 5 hours at $13.00 per hour | 65.00 | |
| Variable overhead: 5 hours at $3.00 per hour | 15.00 | |
| Total standard variable cost per unit | $ | 134.00 |
| The company also established the following cost formulas for its selling expenses: |
| Fixed Cost per Month | Variable Cost per Unit Sold | |||||
| Advertising | $ | 260,000 | ||||
| Sales salaries and commissions | $ | 120,000 | $ | 11.00 | ||
| Shipping expenses | $ | 4.00 | ||||
| The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 20,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 25,000 units and incurred the following costs: |
| a. | Purchased 180,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $7.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production. |
| b. | Direct-laborers worked 115,000 hours at a rate of $14.00 per hour. |
| c. | Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $350,250. |
| d. | Total advertising, sales salaries and commissions, and shipping expenses were $267,000, $350,750, and $105,000, respectively. |
1. What raw materials cost would be included in the companyâs flexible budget for March?
2. What is the materials quantity variance for March? (Input the amount as a positive value. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.).)
3.What is the materials price variance for March? (Input the amount as a positive value. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.).)
4. If Preble had purchased 185,000 pounds of materials at $8 per pound and used 180,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials quantity variance for March? (Input the amount as a positive value. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.).)
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| Morganton Company makes one product and it provided the following information to help prepare the master budget for its first four months of operations: |
| a. | The budgeted selling price per unit is $70. Budgeted unit sales for June, July, August, and September are 9,100, 22,000, 24,000, and 25,000 units, respectively. All sales are on credit. | |||
| b. | Forty percent of credit sales are collected in the month of the sale and 60% in the following month. | |||
| c. | The ending finished goods inventory equals 20% of the following monthâs unit sales. | |||
| d. | The ending raw materials inventory equals 10% of the following monthâs raw materials production needs. Each unit of finished goods requires 4 pounds of raw materials. The raw materials cost $2.50 per pound. | |||
| e. | Forty percent of raw materials purchases are paid for in the month of purchase and 60% in the following month. | |||
| f. | The direct labor wage rate is $12 per hour. Each unit of finished goods requires two direct labor-hours. | |||
| g. | The variable selling and administrative expense per unit sold is $1.70. The fixed selling and administrative expense per month is $61,000. Please Answer:
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