Reference no: EM132800777
Question - Baker Industries is a manufacturer of Craft Beer. For November 2020, Baker had budgeted the following amounts for one unit (Keg) of its most popular product Caper:
Direct Material 14 litres @ $3.25 per litre
Direct Labour 3.5 hours @ $21 per hour
Actual data for the month of November was as follows:
Budgeted output of Caper 2,500 units
Actual output of Caper 2,400 units
Litres purchased and used 34,800 litres, total cost $107,880
Total labour costs, $178,450
Actual hours used 8,600 hours.
Required -
1. Calculate the Flexible Budget variances for
a. Direct Materials
b. Direct Labour
2. Calculate the Price and Rate Variances for
a. Direct Materials
b. Direct Labour
3. Comment on the results.