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 Category | Standard Cost per 100 Two-Liter Bottles |
Direct labor | | $1.52 | | | |
Direct materials | | 6.18 | | | |
Factory overhead | | 0.34 | | | |
| 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 Category | Actual Cost for the Month Ended July 31 |
Direct labor | | | | | $10,779 | | | | |
Direct materials | | | | | 43,645 | | | | |
Factory overhead | | | | | 2,485 | | | | |
| 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.