Vega Company Has Developed the Following Standard Costs for Its $\bullet$

question 187

Essay

Vega Company has developed the following standard costs for its product for 2011:
The company expected to produce 25,000 units of Product A in 2011 and work 75,000 direct labor hours.
Actual results for 2011 are as follows:
$\bullet$ 26,000 units of Product A were produced.
$\bullet$ Actual direct labor costs were $630,800 for 76,000 direct labor hours worked.
$\bullet$ Actual direct materials purchased and used during the year cost $283,500 for 105,000 pounds.
$\bullet$ Actual variable overhead incurred was $130,000 and actual fixed overhead incurred was $170,000.
Instructions
Compute the following variances showing all computations to support your answers. Indicate whether the variances are favorable or unfavorable.
(a) Materials quantity variance.
(b) Total direct labor variance.
(c) Direct labor quantity variance.
(d) Direct materials price variance.
(e) Total overhead variance.

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