Question

Exercise 10-7 Direct Materials Variances [LO10-1] Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one unit of Zoom are given below: Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost Direct materials 5.70 pounds $ 2.50 per pound $ 14.25 Direct labor 0.50 hours $ 7.50 per hour $ 3.75 During the most recent month, the following activity was recorded: Eleven thousand pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $2.40 per pound. The company produced only 1,100 units, using 9,900 pounds of material. (The rest of the material purchased remained in raw materials inventory.) 650 hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost of $7,800. Required: Compute the materials price and quantity variances for the month. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Direct Material Price Variance = $1,100 Favorable

Direct Material Quantity Variance = - $9,075 Unfavorable

Explanation:

Direct Material Price Variance = (Standard Price - Actual Price) X Actual Quantity

Provided Standard Price = $2.50

Actual Price = $2.40

Actual Quantity = 11,000 pounds

Direct Material Price Variance = ($2.5 - $2.4) X 11,000 pounds

                                                  = $1,100 Favorable

This is favorable because actual price is less than Standard Price.

Direct Material Quantity Variance = (Standard Quantity - Actual Quantity) X Standard Price

Standard Quantity for Actual Output = 1,100 X 5.70 pounds per unit = 6,270 pounds

Actual Quantity used = 9,900 pounds

Standard Price = $2.50

Direct Material Quantity Variance = (6,270 - 9,900) X $2.5

                                                        = - $9,075 Unfavorable

This is unfavorable because as per standard norms only 6,270 pounds of raw material was needed to produce 1,100 units of Zoom.

Final Answer

Direct Material Price Variance = $1,100 Favorable

Direct Material Quantity Variance = - $9,075 Unfavorable