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Antuan Company set the following standard costs for one unit of its product.

Direct materials (4.0 Ibs. @ $5.00 per Ib.)	$	20.00
Direct labor (1.8 hrs. @ $14.00 per hr.)		25.20
Overhead (1.8 hrs. @ $18.50 per hr.)		33.30
Total standard cost	$	78.50

The predetermined overhead rate ($18.50 per direct labor hour) is based on an expected volume of 75% of the factorys capacity of 20,000 units per month. Following are the companys budgeted overhead costs per month at the 75% capacity level.

Overhead Budget (75% Capacity)
Variable overhead costs
Indirect materials	$	15,000
Indirect labor		75,000
Power		15,000
Repairs and maintenance		30,000
Total variable overhead costs				$	135,000
Fixed overhead costs
DepreciationBuilding		24,000
DepreciationMachinery		70,000
Taxes and insurance		17,000
Supervision		253,500
Total fixed overhead costs					364,500
Total overhead costs				$	499,500

The company incurred the following actual costs when it operated at 75% of capacity in October.

Direct materials (60,500 Ibs. @ $5.20 per lb.)				$	314,600
Direct labor (22,000 hrs. @ $14.30 per hr.)					314,600
Overhead costs
Indirect materials	$	41,350
Indirect labor		176,600
Power		17,250
Repairs and maintenance		34,500
DepreciationBuilding		24,000
DepreciationMachinery		94,500
Taxes and insurance		15,300
Supervision		253,500			657,000
Total costs				$	1,286,200
Compute the direct materials cost variance, including its price and quantity variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting for favorable, unfavorable, and No variance.)

Compute the direct labor cost variance, including its rate and efficiency variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting for favorable, unfavorable, and No variance. Round "Rate per hour" answers to two decimal places.)

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