Calculate the direct material price and usage

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Question 1 - Nadia inc produces a new product this year and has the following information available

Opening inventory

0

Units produced

24,000

Units sold

21,600

Selling price per unit

$77

Direct materials cost per unit

$16

Direct labour costs per unit

$7

Variable manufacturing overhead cost per unit

$4

Sales commission per unit

$6

Total fixed manufacturing overhead 

$408,000

Total fixed marketing and administrative expense

$300,000

Fixed manufacturing overhead is allocated to products based on the units produced

Create the following income statement and determine the value of ending inventory under each of the following costs method

Part a: absorption costing

Part b: variable costing

Part a - From your absorption costing income statement provide the following information

What is the gross profit for the year?

What is the operating income for the year?

What is the value of the ending inventory for the year?

Part b - From your variable costing income statement provide the following information

What is the contribution margin for the year?

What is the operating income for the year?

What is the value of the ending inventory for the year?

Question 2 - Gregory enterprises has identified three cost pool to allocate overhead cost. The following estimates are provided for the coming year

Cost pool

Overhead cost

Supervision of direct labour

$320,000

Machine maintenance 

$120,000

Facility rent

$200,000

Total overhead cost

$640,000

 

Cost driver 

Activity level

Direct labour hours

800,000

Machine hours

960,000

Square meters of area

100,000

The accounting record show the Mossman job consumed the following resources

Cost driver

Actual level

Direct labour - hours

200

Machine hours

1,600

Square meters of area

50

If Gregory enterprises uses an abc system then what amount of indirect cost will be allocated to the Mossman job

A. $240

B. $380

C. $160

D. $420

Question 3 - Alexandra inc produces maple flavored jelly

 

Liters

Cost per Litre

Total cost

Direct materials 

65.00

$1.15

$74.75

The actual result for the year are:

Units produced

70,000

Direct materials purchased are used (litres)

4,960,000

Direct materials cost per litres

$1.10

Required - Calculate the direct material price and usage (also called efficiency) variances and use your solution to answer the following question

The amount of direct material price variance is

Indicate if the direct material price variance is favorable (enter the letter F) or unfavorable (enter the letters UF)

The amount of the direct material usage variance (also called efficiency variable)

Indicate if the direct material usage variance is favorable or unfavorable

Question 4 - Glen corporation manufactures two products: toaster ovens and bread machines. The following per unit data are available

 

Toaster oven

Bread machine

Sale price 

$98

$112

Variable cost 

$60

$76

Machine hours required for 1 unit

1

2

Total fixed costs are $600,000 and the company can sell a maximum of 25,000 units of each product annually. Machine hour capacity is 30,700 hours per year

How many units of bread machines should the company produce annually to maximize profit?

Question 5 - Bemove inc produces adult jackets and children's jackets. Contribution margin income statement data for the most recent year follow

 

Total

Adult jackets

Children jacket

Sales revenue

$360,000

$275,000

$85,000

Variable expenses

$207,000

$165,000

$42,000

Contribution margin 

$153,000

$110,000

$43,000

Fixed expenses 

$102,000

$50,000

$52,000

Operating income (loss)

$51,000

$60,000

($9,000)

The company is considering whether or not to drop the children jacket line. Assume total fixed cost will remain unchanged and the space formerly used to produce children's jackets can be rented for $24,000 per year

1. Indicated whether the company operating income will increase or decrease if it drops the children jacket line.

2. How much is the increase/ decrease.

3. Should the company drop the children jacket line or not.

Question 6 - United tire co. provide installation service for the client

The company developed the following standard for installing 4 tires

 

Hours

Cost per hour

Total cost

Direct labour

0.75

$90.00

$67.50

The actual results for the year are:

Units produced 

6,200

Direct labour hours used this year 

4,340

Actual labour rate per hour

$94,00

Calculate the direct labour rate (also called price) and efficiency variance.

The amount of the direct labour rate variance, also called the direct labour price variance is.

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