Compute the direct materials variance

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Question - Antuan Company set the following standard costs per unit for its product.

Direct materials (3.0 pounds @ $5.00 per pound) $15.00

Direct labor (1.8 hours @ $14.00 per hour) 25.20

Overhead (1.8 hours @ $18.50 per hour) 33.30

Standard cost per unit $73.50

The standard overhead rate ($18.50 per direct labor hour) is based on a predicted activity level of 75% of the factory's capacity of 20,000 units per month. Following are the company's budgeted overhead costs per month at the 75% capacity level.

Overhead Budget (75% Capacity)

Variable overhead costs

Indirect materials $15,000

Indirect labor 75,000

Power 15,000

Maintenance 30,000

Total variable overhead costs 135,000

Fixed overhead costs

Depreciation-Building 24,000

Depreciation-Machinery 72,000

Taxes and insurance 16,000

Supervisory salaries 252,500

Total fixed overhead costs 364,500

Total overhead costs $499,500

The company incurred the following actual costs when it operated at 75% of capacity in October.

Direct materials (46,500 pounds @ $5.10 per pound) $237,150

Direct labor (19,000 hours @ $14.30 per hour) 271,700

Overhead costs

Indirect materials $41,550

Indirect labor 176,900

Power 17,250

Maintenance 34,500

Depreciation-Building 24,000

Depreciation-Machinery 97,200

Taxes and insurance 14,400

Supervisory salaries 252,500 658,300

Total costs $1,167,150

Required -

1. Compute the direct materials variance, including its price and quantity variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting favorable, unfavorable, or no variance.)

2. Compute the direct labor variance, including its rate and efficiency variance.

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