Genie in a Bottle Company (GBC) manufactures plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry. The cost...

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Genie in a Bottle Company (GBC) manufactures plastic two-literbottles for the beverage industry. The cost standards per 100two-liter bottles are as follows:

Cost CategoryStandard Cost
per 100 Two-Liter
Bottles
Direct labor$1.52
Direct materials6.18
Factory overhead0.34
Total$8.04

At the beginning of July, GBC management planned to produce670,000 bottles. The actual number of bottles produced for July was723,600 bottles. The actual costs for July of the current year wereas follows:

Cost CategoryActual Cost for the
Month Ended July 31
Direct labor$10,779
Direct materials43,645
Factory overhead2,485
Total$56,909

Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

a. Prepare the July manufacturing standard costbudget (direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead) forWBC, assuming planned production.

Geniein a Bottle Company
Manufacturing Cost Budget
Forthe Month Ended July 31
Standard Cost at Planned Volume(670,000Bottles)
Manufacturing costs:
Direct labor$
Direct materials
Factory overhead
Total$

b. Prepare a budget performance report formanufacturing costs, showing the total cost variances for directmaterials, direct labor, and factory overhead for July. Enter afavorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and anunfavorable variance as a positive number. If required, round youranswers to nearest cent.

Geniein a Bottle Company
Manufacturing Costs-Budget Performance Report
Forthe Month Ended July 31
Actual
Costs
Standard Cost at ActualVolume(723,600 Bottles)Cost Variance-
(Favorable)
Unfavorable
Manufacturing costs:
Direct labor$$$
Direct materials
Factory overhead
Total manufacturing cost$$$

c. The Company's actual costs were $1268.44than budgeted. direct labor and direct material cost variances morethan offset a small factory overhead cost variance.

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a The July manufacturing standard cost budget is given as per following table Standard Cost per 100 TwoLiter Bottles Standard Cost per TwoLiter Bottle Standard Cost at Planned Volume 670000 Bottles Base Unit 100 1 670000 Manufacturing costs Direct labor 152 00152 1018400 Direct materials 618 00618 4140600 Factory overhead 034 00034 227800 Total 804 00804 5386800 Explanation From the cost of 100 bottles per    See Answer
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