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At Eady Corporation, maintenance is a variable overhead cost that is based on machine-hours. The performance report for July showed that actual maintenance costs totaled $8,650 and that the associated rate variance was $250 unfavorable. If 5,000 machine-hours were actually worked during July, the standard maintenance cost per machine-hour was:

A) $1.73 per machine-hour
B) $1.78 per machine-hour
C) $1.68 per machine-hour
D) $1.83 per machine-hour

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Lacrue Incorporated has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. Variable manufacturing overhead is applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours. The actual output for the period was 3,700 units.The standard amount of materials allowed for the actual output is closest to:

A) 23,310 ounces
B) 23,300 ounces
C) 22,687 ounces
D) 23,940 ounces

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Kartman Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: In June the company's budgeted production was 3,400 units but the actual production was 3,500 units. The company used 22,150 pounds of the direct material and 2,290 direct labor-hours to produce this output. During the month, the company purchased 25,400 pounds of the direct material at a cost of $170,180. The actual direct labor cost was $57,021 and the actual variable overhead cost was $8,931.The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The materials quantity variance for June is:

Mongar Corporation applies manufacturing overhead to products on the basis of standard machine-hours. Budgeted and actual overhead costs for the most recent month appear below: The original budget was based on 4,200 machine-hours. The company actually worked 4,350 machine-hours during the month and the standard hours allowed for the actual output were 4,190 machine-hours. What was the overall variable overhead efficiency variance for the month?

The following labor standards have been established for a particular product: The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month: What is the labor efficiency variance for the month?

Pippin Incorporated has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. Variable manufacturing overhead is applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours. The company has reported the following actual results for the product for June: The raw materials quantity variance for the month is closest to:

Dirickson Incorporated has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. Variable manufacturing overhead is applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours. The company has reported the following actual results for the product for July: The labor rate variance for the month is closest to:

Kartman Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: In June the company's budgeted production was 3,400 units but the actual production was 3,500 units. The company used 22,150 pounds of the direct material and 2,290 direct labor-hours to produce this output. During the month, the company purchased 25,400 pounds of the direct material at a cost of $170,180. The actual direct labor cost was $57,021 and the actual variable overhead cost was $8,931.The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The variable overhead rate variance for June is:

Mangrum Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs. Information concerning the direct labor standards for the company's only product is as follows: During the year, the company assigned direct labor costs to work in process. The direct labor workers (who were paid in cash) worked 12,790 hours at an average cost of $19.50 per hour. The company calculated the following direct labor variances for the year: Assume that all transactions are recorded on the below worksheet, which is similar to the worksheet shown in your text except that it has been divided into two parts so that it fits on one page. The beginning balances in each of the accounts have been given. PP&E (net) stands for Property, Plant, and Equipment net of depreciation. When recording the direct labor costs, the Work in Process inventory account will increase (decrease) by:

Wolery Incorporated has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. The company has reported the following actual results for the product for April: The labor efficiency variance for the month is closest to:

The following labor standards have been established for a particular product: The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month: What is the labor rate variance for the month?

Gaters Incorporated makes a single product--an electrical motor used in many long-haul trucks. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard labor-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: The company incurred a total of $240,080 in manufacturing overhead cost during the year. Required: Determine whether overhead was underapplied or overapplied for the year and by how much.

Arena Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs and any variances are closed directly to Cost of Goods Sold. There is no variable manufacturing overhead.The standard cost card for the company's only product is as follows: The standard fixed manufacturing overhead rate was based on budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead of $81,000 and budgeted activity of 18,000 hours.During the year, the company completed the following transactions:Purchased 35,400 pounds of raw material at a price of $4.60 per pound.Used 32,180 pounds of the raw material to produce 26,900 units of work in process.Assigned direct labor costs to work in process. The direct labor workers (who were paid in cash) worked 23,810 hours at an average cost of $20.60 per hour.Applied fixed overhead to the 26,900 units in work in process inventory using the predetermined overhead rate multiplied by the number of direct labor-hours allowed. Actual fixed overhead costs for the year were $67,800. Of this total, $3,800 related to items such as insurance, utilities, and indirect labor salaries that were all paid in cash and $64,000 related to depreciation of manufacturing equipment.Completed and transferred 26,900 units from work in process to finished goods.Sold (for cash) 27,100 units to customers at a price of $36.60 per unit.Transferred the standard cost associated with the 27,100 units sold from finished goods to cost of goods sold.Paid $149,000 of selling and administrative expenses.Closed all standard cost variances to cost of goods sold.The company calculated the following variances for the year: To answer the following questions, you will need to record transactions a through i in the worksheet below. This worksheet is similar to the worksheets in your text except that it has been split into two parts to fit on the page. PP&E (net) stands for Property, Plant, and Equipment net of depreciation. The ending balance in the Work in Process account will be closest to:

Polaco Corporation makes a product that has the following direct labor standards: In May the company produced 8,500 units using 3,220 direct labor-hours. The actual direct labor rate was $22.10 per hour.The labor efficiency variance for May is:

Robins Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs and any variances are closed directly to Cost of Goods Sold. There is no variable manufacturing overhead. The standard cost card for the company's only product is as follows: The standard fixed manufacturing overhead rate was based on budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead of $360,000 and budgeted activity of 20,000 hours.During the year, the company completed the following transactions:Purchased 134,700 pounds of raw material at a price of $9.10 per pound.Used 122,080 pounds of the raw material to produce 32,100 units of work in process.Assigned direct labor costs to work in process. The direct labor workers (who were paid in cash) worked 26,680 hours at an average cost of $17.20 per hour.Applied fixed overhead to the 32,100 units in work in process inventory using the predetermined overhead rate multiplied by the number of direct labor-hours allowed. Actual fixed overhead costs for the year were $378,400. Of this total, $297,400 related to items such as insurance, utilities, and indirect labor salaries that were all paid in cash and $81,000 related to depreciation of manufacturing equipment.Completed and transferred 32,100 units from work in process to finished goods.Assume that all transactions are recorded on the below worksheet, which is similar to the worksheet shown in your text except that it has been divided into two parts so that it fits on one page. The beginning balances in each of the accounts have been given. PP&E (net) stands for Property, Plant, and Equipment net of depreciation. When recording the raw materials used in production in transaction (b) above, the Raw Materials inventory account will increase (decrease) by:

Majer Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in February. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The materials price variance for February is:

Bialas Corporation uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs and any variances are closed directly to Cost of Goods Sold. The standards for direct materials for the company's only product specify 1.6 liters per unit at $7.00 per liter or $11.20 per unit. During the year, the company purchased 36,400 liters of raw material at a price of $7.40 per liter and used 32,060 liters of the raw material to produce 20,100 units of work in process.Assume that all transactions are recorded on a worksheet as shown in the text. On the left-hand side of the equals sign in the worksheet are columns for Cash, Raw Materials, Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Property, Plant, and Equipment (net) . All of the variance columns are on the right-hand-side of the equals sign along with the column for Retained Earnings.When the purchase of raw materials is recorded, which of the following entries will be made?

The general model for calculating a quantity variance is:

Bressman Incorporated has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. Variable manufacturing overhead is applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours. The company has reported the following actual results for the product for May: The variable overhead rate variance for the month is closest to:

Phann Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs and any variances are closed directly to Cost of Goods Sold. There is no variable manufacturing overhead. The standard cost card for the company's only product is as follows: The standard fixed manufacturing overhead rate was based on budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead of $90,000 and budgeted activity of 7,500 hours.During the year, the company completed the following transactions:a. Purchased 59,000 kilos of raw material at a price of $9.20 per kilo.b. Used 51,340 kilos of the raw material to produce 18,300 units of work in process.c. Assigned direct labor costs to work in process. The direct labor workers (who were paid in cash) worked 8,850 hours at an average cost of $23.70 per hour.d. Applied fixed overhead to the 18,300 units in work in process inventory using the predetermined overhead rate multiplied by the number of direct labor-hours allowed. Actual fixed overhead costs for the year were $79,400. Of this total, $22,400 related to items such as insurance, utilities, and indirect labor salaries that were all paid in cash and $57,000 related to depreciation of manufacturing equipment.e. Completed and transferred 18,300 units from work in process to finished goods.Assume that all transactions are recorded on the below worksheet, which is similar to the worksheet shown in your text except that it has been divided into two parts so that it fits on one page. The beginning balances in each of the accounts have been given. PP&E (net) stands for Property, Plant, and Equipment net of depreciation. When recording the raw materials purchases in transaction (a) above, the Cash account will increase (decrease) by: