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Standard Materials Cost Per Backpack $16.80 Per Backpack Standard Materials Cost Per Yard $6.00 Per Yard 2.8 Yards Per Backpack

The document provides information to calculate various cost variances for a company that produces backpacks. It includes: 1) Standard costs for materials, direct labor, and overhead for March production totaling $31,500. 1,000 backpacks were produced. 2) The standard cost per backpack is $31.50. The actual cost was $31.35, for a variance of $0.15 per backpack. 3) The standard materials cost is $16.80 per backpack. The actual materials cost was $15,000, for a materials price and quantity variance of $3,000 unfavorable and $1,200 favorable respectively.

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Standard Materials Cost Per Backpack $16.80 Per Backpack Standard Materials Cost Per Yard $6.00 Per Yard 2.8 Yards Per Backpack

The document provides information to calculate various cost variances for a company that produces backpacks. It includes: 1) Standard costs for materials, direct labor, and overhead for March production totaling $31,500. 1,000 backpacks were produced. 2) The standard cost per backpack is $31.50. The actual cost was $31.35, for a variance of $0.15 per backpack. 3) The standard materials cost is $16.80 per backpack. The actual materials cost was $15,000, for a materials price and quantity variance of $3,000 unfavorable and $1,200 favorable respectively.

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Solutions (12/02)

Problem 9-16A
1. Standard cost for March production:
Materials.............................................................................................................
Direct labor..........................................................................................................
Variable manufacturing overhead.........................................................................
Total standard cost (a)..........................................................................................

$16,800
10,500
4,200
$31,500

Number of backpacks produced (b)......................................................................

1,000

Standard cost of a single backpack (a) (b).........................................................

$31.50

Standard cost of a single backpack (above)...........................................................


Deduct difference between standard and actual cost..............................................
Actual cost per backpack.....................................................................................

$31.50
0.15
$31.35

2.

3.

Total standard cost of materials allowed during March (a).................................


Number of backpacks produced during March (b)..............................................
Standard materials
cost per
backpack
(a) (b)...................................................
Standard
materials
cost
per backpack
$16.80 per backpack
=
Standard quantity of materials ($16.8/6)

Standard materials cost per yard

$6.00 per yard

4. Standard cost of material used......................................= 2.8$16,800


yards per
Actual cost of material used..........................................
15,000
Total variance................................................................
$1,800 F

$16,800
1,000
$16.80
2.8 yards

backpack

The price and quantity variances together equal the total variance. If the quantity variance is $1,200
U, then the price variance must be $3,000 F:
Price variance................................................................
Quantity variance..........................................................
Total variance................................................................

$3,000 F
1,200 U
$1,800 F

Alternative Solution:
Actual Quantity
of Input, at
Actual Price
(AQ AP)
3,000 yards
$5.00 per yard
= $15,000*

Actual Quantity
Standard Quantity Allowed
of Input, at
for Output, at Standard Price
Standard Price
(AQ SP)
(SQ SP)
3,000 yards
2,800 yards**
$6.00 per yard*
$6.00 per yard*
= $18,000
= $16,800*

Price Variance,
Quantity Variance,
$3,000 F
$1,200 U*
Total Variance,
$1,800 F

* Given.
** 1,000 units 2.8 yards per unit = 2,800 yards

5. The first step in computing the standard direct labor rate is to determine the standard direct laborhours allowed for the months production. The standard direct labor-hours can be computed by
working with the variable manufacturing overhead costs, because they are based on direct labor-hours
worked:
Standard variable manufacturing overhead cost for March (a).........................................
Standard variable manufacturing overhead rate per direct labor-hour (b)........................
Standard direct labor-hours for March (a) (b)...............................................................
Standard direct labor cost for March
Standard
direct standard
labor per hour
(410,500/1,400)
Total
direct
labor cost for March
$10,500

Total standard direct labor-hours for March

$4,200
$3.00
1,400
$10,500
$7.5

1,400 DLHs

6. Before the labor variances can be computed, it is necessary to compute the actual direct labor cost for
the month:
= $7.50 per DLH
Actual cost per backpack produced (part 2).........................................
Number of backpacks produced...........................................................
Total actual cost of production.............................................................
Less: Actual cost of materials...............................................................
Actual cost of variable manufacturing overhead.....................
Actual cost of direct labor....................................................................

$15,000
3,600

$31.35
1,000
$31,350
18,600
$12,750

With this information, the variances can be computed:


Actual Hours of
Input, at the
Actual Rate
(AH AR)
$12,750

*Given.

Standard Hours
Actual Hours of Input, at the
Allowed for Output, at the
Standard Rate
Standard Rate
(AH SR)
(SH SR)
1,500 hours*
$7.50 per hour
= $11,250
$10,500*

Rate Variance,
Efficiency Variance,
$1,500 U
$750 U
Total Variance,
$2,250 U

7.

Actual Hours of
Input, at the
Actual Rate
(AH AR)
$3,600*

Standard Hours
Actual Hours of Input, at the
Allowed for Output, at the
Standard Rate
Standard Rate
(AH SR)
(SH SR)
1,500 hours*
$3.00 per hour*
= $4,500
$4,200*

Rate Variance,
Efficiency Variance,
$900 F
$300 U
Total Variance,
$600 F

*Given.
8.
Direct materials................................
Direct labor......................................
Variable manufacturing overhead.....
Total standard cost...........................
1

Standard Quantity
or Hours
2.8 yards1
1.4 hours2
1.4 hours

Standard
Price or
Rate
$6 per yard
$7.50 per hour3
$3 per hour

From part 3.
1,400 standard hours (from part 5) 1,000 backpacks = 1.4 hours per backpack.
3
From part 5.
2

Standard
Cost
$16.80
10.50
4.20
$31.50

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