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Sonne Company produces a perfume called Whim. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one bottle of Whim are given below:

	Standard Quantity or Hours		Standard Price or Rate			Standard Cost
Direct materials	7.10	ounces	$	1.80	per ounce	$	12.78
Direct labor	0.20	hours	$	12.00	per hour	$	2.40

During the most recent month, the following activity was recorded:

a.	19,250 ounces of material were purchased at a cost of $1.70 per ounce.
b.	All of the material was used to produce 2,500 bottles of Whim.
c.	400 hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost of $5,200.

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Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances for the month. (Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round your per unit rates. 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). Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

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Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances for the month. (Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round your per unit rates, round other intermediate calculations and your final answer to nearest whole dollar. 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). Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

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