Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known

Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one unit of Zoom are given below:

During the most recent month, the following activity was recorded:

Twelve thousand six hundred pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $2.40 per pound.

The company produced only 1,260 units, using 11,340 pounds of material. (The rest of the material purchased remained in raw materials inventory.)

730 hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost of $8,760.

Required:

Compute the materials price and quantity variances for the month. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting \"F\" for favorable, \"U\" for unfavorable, and \"None\" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

	Standard Quantity or Hours	Standard Price or Rate	Standard Cost
Direct materials	6.50	pounds	$	2.50	per pound	$	16.25
Direct labor	0.50	hours	$	11.50	per hour	$	5.75

Solution

Material Price $ 1,134 F mateial Quantity Variance $ 7,875 U Working: a. Mateial Price Variance = (Standard Price-Actual Price)*actual Quantity of material used = (2.50-2.40)*11340 = $    1,134 F b. Material Quantity Variance = (Standard Qunatity - Actual Quantity used)*Standard Price of Material = (8190-11340)*2.50 = $    7,875 U c. Standard Quantity = Actual Production x Standard Quantity per unit produced =         1,260 x           6.50 =         8,190