Mandy Co. adopted a standard cost system several years ago. The standard costs for the prime costs of its single product follow: Material:              10 kg @ P4.50/kg P45.00 Labor:                   6 hours @ P8.50/hr P51.00   The following operating data were taken from the records for November: Units completed                              5,800 units Budgeted output                             6,000 units Materials purchased                       60,000 kg Total actual labor costs                  P306,600 Actual hours of labor                      36,500 hours Material usage variance                P2,250 unfavorable Total material variance                  P450 unfavorable   Required: Compute for the following: Actual material used Actual cost paid per kilogram Labor rate variance Labor efficiency variance

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Mandy Co. adopted a standard cost system several years ago. The standard costs for the prime costs of its single product follow:

Material:              10 kg @ P4.50/kg P45.00

Labor:                   6 hours @ P8.50/hr P51.00

 

The following operating data were taken from the records for November:

Units completed                              5,800 units

Budgeted output                             6,000 units

Materials purchased                       60,000 kg

Total actual labor costs                  P306,600

Actual hours of labor                      36,500 hours

Material usage variance                P2,250 unfavorable

Total material variance                  P450 unfavorable

 

Required: Compute for the following:

  1. Actual material used
  2. Actual cost paid per kilogram
  3. Labor rate variance
  4. Labor efficiency variance
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