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It certainly is nice to see that small variance on the income statement after all the trouble weve had lately in controlling manufacturing costs, said Linda White, vice president of Molina Company. The $14,200 overall manufacturing variance reported last period is well below the 2% limit we have set for variances. We need to congratulate everybody on a job well done.

The company produces and sells a single product. The standard cost card for the product follows:

Standard Cost CardPer Unit
Direct materials, 3.50 yards at $4.10 per yard	$	14.35
Direct labor, 1.8 direct labor-hours at $10.00 per direct labor-hour		18.00
Variable overhead, 1.8 direct labor-hours at $2.50 per direct labor-hour		4.50
Fixed overhead, 1.8 direct-labor hours at $5.00 per direct labor-hour		9.00
Standard cost per unit	$	45.85

The following additional information is available for the year just completed:

a.	The company manufactured 25,000 units of product during the year.

b.	A total of 85,000 yards of material was purchased during the year at a cost of $4.50 per yard. All of this material was used to manufacture the 25,000 units. There were no beginning or ending inventories for the year.

c.	The company worked 46,500 direct labor-hours during the year at a cost of $9.70 per hour.

d.	Overhead cost is applied to products on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. Data relating to manufacturing overhead costs follow:

Denominator activity level (direct labor-hours)		42,000
Budgeted fixed overhead costs	$	210,000
Actual fixed overhead costs	$	206,000
Actual variable overhead costs	$	120,900

Required:
1.	Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances for the year. (Input all amounts as positive values. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

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2.

Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances for the year. (Input all amounts as positive values. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

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3.	For manufacturing overhead, compute the following:

a.

The variable overhead rate and efficiency variances for the year. (Input all amounts as positive values. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

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b.

The fixed overhead budget and volume variances for the year. (Input all amounts as positive values. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

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