Question

More Hits Company manufactures aluminum baseball bats that it sells to university athletic departments. It has developed the following per unit standard costs for 2019 for each baseball bat:
Direct Materials Direct Labor Manufacturing Overhead
Standard Quantity 2 Pounds (Aluminum) 1/2 hour 1/2 hour
Standard Price $4.00 $10.00 $6.00
Unit Standard Cost $8.00 $5.00 $3.00
In 2019, the company planned to produce 120,000 baseball bats at a level of 60,000 hours of direct labor. Actual results for 2019 are presented below:
1. Direct materials purchases were 246,000 pounds of aluminum which cost $1,020,900.
2. Direct materials used were 220,000 pounds of aluminum.
3. Direct labor costs were $575,260 for 58,700 direct labor hours actually worked.
4. Total manufacturing overhead was $352,000.
5. Actual production was 114,000 baseball bats.
Compute the following variances and identify whether the variance is favorable or unfavorable:
1. Direct Materials Price
2. Direct Materials Quantity
3. Direct Labor Price
4. Direct Labor Quantity
5. Total Overhead Variances
Prepare the journal entries to record the transactions and events in 2019.

Answer 1

Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

AP = 4.15

SP = 4.0

SQ = 114000 × 2 = 228000

1. Direct Materials Price

= (AQ × AP) - (AQ × SP)

= (246000 × 4.15) - (246000 × 4.0)

= 1020900 - 984000

= 369000 U

2. Direct Materials Quantity

= (AQ × SP) - (SQ × SP)

where SQ = 114000 × 2 = 228000

= (220000 × 4.0) - (228000 × 4.0)

= 880000 - 912000

= 32000 F

3. Direct Labor Price

= (AH × AR) - (AH × SR)

= (58700 × 9.8) - (58700 × 10)

= 575260 - 587000

= 11740

4. Direct Labor Quantity

= (AH × SR) - (SH × SR)

where, SH = 114000 × ½ = 57000

= (58700 × 10) - (57000 × 10)

= 587000 - 570000

= 17000 U

5. Total Overhead Variances

= 352000 - (57000 × 6)

= 352000 - 342000

= 10000 Unfavorable

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