Leerar Corporation Makes a Product with the Following Standard Costs

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Essay

Leerar Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: In December the company produced 4,200 units using 34,870 ounces of the direct material and 1,900 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 39,700 ounces of the direct material at a total cost of $111,160. The actual direct labor cost for the month was $35,530 and the actual variable overhead cost was $3,990. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.
Required:
a. Compute the materials quantity variance.
b. Compute the materials price variance.
c. Compute the labor efficiency variance.
d. Compute the direct labor rate variance.
e. Compute the variable overhead efficiency variance.
f. Compute the variable overhead rate variance.

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Definitions:

Transaction Costs

Expenses incurred when buying or selling goods or services, including fees, taxes, and other charges that make up the total cost of a transaction besides the price of the good or service itself.

Risk Reduction

Strategies or actions taken to decrease or mitigate the impact of uncertainties on business objectives or investment outcomes.

Balance Sheet

A financial statement at a given point in time that shows assets on one side and liabilities and net worth on the other side; because assets must equal liabilities plus net worth, the two sides of the statement must be in balance.

Net Worth

The total assets minus total external liabilities of an individual or a company, indicating their overall financial position.