Cinturon Corporation produces high-quality leather belts. The company's plant in Boise uses a standard costing...

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Cinturon Corporation produces high-quality leather belts. The company's plant in Boise uses a standard costing system and has set the following standards for materials and labor:
Leather (3 strips @ $4.00) $12.00
Direct labor (0.5 hr. @ $14.00)7.00
Total prime cost $19.00
During the first month of the year, the Boise plant produced 35,000 belts. Actual leather purchased was 100,000 strips at $3.00 per strip. There were no beginning or ending inventories of leather. Actual direct labor was 33,000 hours at $13.50 per hour.
Required:
1. Compute the costs of leather and direct labor that should be incurred for the production of 35,000 leather belts.
Materials $fill in the blank 1
Labor $fill in the blank 2
2. Compute the total budget variances for materials and labor.
Total Budget Variance
Materials $fill in the blank 3
Favorable
Labor $fill in the blank 5
Unfavorable
3. Conceptual Connection: Would you consider these variances material with a need for investigation?
Yes

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