Vaughn Clothiers is a small company that manufactures tall-men's suits. The company has used a standard cost accounting system. In
May 2027, 10,600 suits were produced. The following standard and actual cost data applied to the month of May, when normal
capacity was 16,000 direct labor hours. All materials purchased were used.
Cost Element
Standard (per unit)
Actual
Direct materials
10 yards at $4.90 per yard
$501,020 for 106,600 yards ($4.70 per yard)
Direct labor
1.20 hours at $13.00 per hour
$182,508 for 13,620 hours ($13.40 per hour)
Overhead
1.20 hours at $6.40 per hour (fixed $3.60; variable
$2.80)
$49,200 fixed overhead $36,500 variable
overhead
Overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor hours. At normal capacity, budgeted fixed overhead costs were $57,600, and budgeted
variable overhead was $44,800.
(a)
Compute the total, price, and quantity variances for (1) materials and (2) labor. (Round per unit values to 2 decimal places, eg. 52.75 and
final answers to 0 decimal places, eg. 52.)
(1)
Total materials variance
$
Materials price variance
$
Materials quantity variance
$
(2)
Total labor variance
$
Labor price variance
$
Labor quantity variance
$
(b)
Compute the total overhead variance.
Total overhead variance
$
