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Albert Manufacturing Company manufactures a single product. The standard cost of one
unit of this product is:
Direct materials: 6 feet × $1.50 per foot
Direct labor: 1 hour × $6.75 per hour
Variable overhead: 1 hour × $4.50 per
hour
Total standard variable cost per unit
During the month of October, 6,000 units were produced. Selected cost data relating to
the month’s production follow:
Material purchased: 60,000 feet ×
$1.43 per foot
Material used in production
Direct labor: ?__ hours × $?__ per
hour
Variable overhead cost incurred
Variable overhead efficiency
variance
There was no beginning inventory of raw materials. The variable overhead rate is based
on direct labor-hours.
Required:
a. For direct materials, compute the price and quantity variances for the month, and
prepare journal entries to record activity for the month.
b. For direct labor, compute the rate and efficiency variances for the month, and prepare a
journal entry to record labor activity for the month.
c. For variable overhead, compute the rate variance for the month.