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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Trico Company set the following standard unit costs for its single product. Direct materials (30 lbs.@ $4 per lb.) Direct labor (5 hrs. @ $14 per hr.) Factory overhead-variable (5 hrs. @ $8 per hr.) Factory overhead-fixed (5 hrs. $10 per hr.) 120.00 70.00 40.00 50.00 Total standard cost $280.00 The predetermined overhead rate is based on a planned operating volume of 80% of the productive capacity of 60,000 units per quarter. The following flexible budget information is available Operating Levels 70% 42,000 210,000 80% 48,000 240,000 90% Production in units Standard direct labor hours Budgeted overhead 54,000 270,000 Fixed factory overhead Variable factory overhead 2,400,000 $2,400,000 $2,400,000 1,680,000 $1,920,000 2,160,000 During the current quarter, the company operated at 90% of capacity and produced 54,000 units of product; actual direct labor totaled 265,000 hours. Units produced were assigned the following standard costs Direct materials (1,620,000 lbs. $4 per lb.) Direct labor (270,000 hrs.@ $14 per hr.) Factory overhead (270,000 hrs. $18 per hr.) $ 6,480,000 3,780,000 4,860,000 Total standard cost $ 15,120,000 Actual costs incurred during the current quarter follow: Direct materials (1,615,000 lbs. $4.10 per lb.) 6,621,500 Direct labor (265,000 hrs.@ $13.75 per hr.) Fixed factory overhead costs Variable factory overhead costs 3,643,750 2,350,000 2,200,000 Total actual costs $ 14,815,250

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(A) Calculation of Direct Material cost variance Including price and quantity variance Actual Cost Standard Cost AQ x AP AQ x SP SQ x SP 1615000 x 4.1 1615000 x 4 1620000 x 4 6621500 161500 6460000 -20000 6480000 Direct Material Cost Variance (Standard Cost - Actual Cost) = (6480000 - 6621500) 141500 Unfavourable Direct Material Price Variance (AQ*AP) - (AQ*SP) = (6621500 - 6460000) 161500 Unfavourable Direct Material Quantity Variance (SQ*SP) - (AQ*SP) = 6480000 - 6460000 20000 Favourable (B) Calculation of Direct Labor cost variance Including Rate and efficiency variance Actual Cost Standard Cost AH x AR AH x SR SH x SR 265000 x 13.75 265000 x 14 270000 x 14 3643750 -66250 3710000 -70000 3780000 Direct Labor Cost Variance [(SH*SR) - (AH -AR)] = [3780000 - 3643750] 136250 Favourable Direct Labor rate Variance [(AH*SR) - (AH*AR)] = 3710000 - 3643750 66250 Favourable Direct Labor efficiency Variance [(SH*SR) - (AH*SR)] = 3780000 - 3710000 70000 Favourable