Reference no: EM132661389

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:

                                          Standard Quantity            Standard Price or Rate               Standard Cost  or Hours

 Direct materials . . . . . . . . . . 4.6 pounds                 $2.50 per pound                             $11.50

Direct labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 hours                     $12.00 per hour                            $2.40

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

a. Twenty thousand pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $2.35 per pound.

b. All of the material purchased was used to produce 4,000 units of Zoom.

c. 750 hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost of $10,425.

Required

Problem 1. Compute the materials price and quantity variances for the month, show the total material spending variance.

Problem 2. Compute the labor rate and efficiency variances for the month, show the labor spending (total) variance