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Reed Corp. has set the following standard direct materials and direct labor costs per unit for the product it manufactures.
Direct materials (15 lbs. @ $4 per lb.) | $60 | |||
Direct labor (2 hrs. @ $15 per hr.) | 30 | |||
During June the company incurred the following actual costs to produce 8,500 units.
Direct materials (129,500 lbs. @ $3.75 per lb.) | $ | 485,625 | ||
Direct labor (21,800 hrs. @ $15.10 per hr.). | 329,180 | |||
AH = Actual Hours
SH = Standard Hours
AR = Actual Rate
SR = Standard Rate
AQ = Actual Quantity
SQ = Standard Quantity
AP = Actual Price
SP = Standard Price
(1) Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting for favorable, unfavorable, and no variance.)
(2) Compute the direct labor rate variance and the direct labor efficiency variance. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting for favorable, unfavorable, and no variance.)

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