Reference no: EM132564536
Question - During February the Lungren Manufacturing Company's costing system reported several variances that the production manager was surprised to see. Most of the company's monthly variances are under $125, even though they may be either favorable or unfavorable. The following information is for the manufacture of garden gates, its only product:
1. Direct materials price variance, $800 unfavorable.
2. Direct materials efficiency variance, $1,800 favorable.
3. Direct manufacturing labor price variance, $4,000 favorable.
4. Direct manufacturing labor efficiency variance, $600 unfavorable.
Required -
a. Provide the manager with some ideas as to what may have caused the price variances.
b. What may have caused the efficiency variances?