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

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Essay

Hector Company has developed the following standard costs for its product for 2016:
The company expected to produce 30,000 units of Product A in 2017 and work 90,000 direct labor hours.
Actual results for 2017 are as follows:
$\bullet$ 31,000 units of Product A were produced.
$\bullet$ Actual direct labor costs were $746,200 for 91,000 direct labor hours worked.
$\bullet$ Actual direct materials purchased and used during the year cost $346,500 for 126,000 pounds.
$\bullet$ Actual variable overhead incurred was $155,000 and actual fixed overhead incurred was $205,000.
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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Definitions:

Intended Strategy

The formulated plan.

Realized

Describes outcomes or results that have been achieved or attained, especially in the context of goals, objectives, or potential.

Intentional

Intentional refers to doing something with purpose or on purpose, indicating actions that are deliberate and planned.

Restructuring Strategy

A corporate management term referring to the act of reorganizing the legal, ownership, operational, or other structures of a company to make it more profitable or better organized for its present needs.