The following information is available from the cost records of a Company for the month of July, 2018 : (1) Material purchased (2) Material consumed (3) Actual wages paid for (4) Fixed Factory overhead incurred (5) Fixed Factory overhead budgeted (6) Units produced (7) Standard rates and prices are : $90,000 22,000 pieces 21,000 pieces 5,150 hours $25,750 $ 46,000 $42,000 1,900 $ 4.50 per piece 10 pieces per unit $ 6 per hour 2.5 hours per unit $ 8 per labour hour You are required to calculate : (i) Material price variance; (ii) Material usage variance; (iii) Direct material Standard input Direct labour rate Standard requirement Overhead Labour rate variance; (iv) Labour efficiency variance; (v) Fixed overhead expenditure variance

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The following information is available from the cost records of a
Company for the month of July, 2018 :
(1) Material purchased
(2) Material consumed
(3) Actual wages paid for
(4) Fixed Factory overhead incurred
(5) Fixed Factory overhead budgeted
(6) Units produced
(7) Standard rates and prices are :
$90,000
22,000 pieces
21,000 pieces
5,150 hours
$25,750
$ 46,000
$42,000
1,900
$ 4.50 per piece
10 pieces per unit
$ 6 per hour
2.5 hours per unit
$ 8 per labour hour
You are required to calculate : (i) Material price variance; (ii) Material usage variance; (iii)
Direct material
Standard input
Direct labour rate
Standard requirement
Overhead
Labour rate variance; (iv) Labour efficiency variance; (v) Fixed overhead expenditure variance
Transcribed Image Text:The following information is available from the cost records of a Company for the month of July, 2018 : (1) Material purchased (2) Material consumed (3) Actual wages paid for (4) Fixed Factory overhead incurred (5) Fixed Factory overhead budgeted (6) Units produced (7) Standard rates and prices are : $90,000 22,000 pieces 21,000 pieces 5,150 hours $25,750 $ 46,000 $42,000 1,900 $ 4.50 per piece 10 pieces per unit $ 6 per hour 2.5 hours per unit $ 8 per labour hour You are required to calculate : (i) Material price variance; (ii) Material usage variance; (iii) Direct material Standard input Direct labour rate Standard requirement Overhead Labour rate variance; (iv) Labour efficiency variance; (v) Fixed overhead expenditure variance
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