ABC Corp produces alphabet flash cards for grammar
schools. They forecast that they will need to produce 90000 sets of
cards for the 2006-2007 school year.
They budget they following costs for each set of
cards
Materials (1/2 pounds cardboard @ $1.5 per pound) | $.75
Labor (1/4 hour @ $10 per hour) | $2.50
Variable overheads (1/4 hour @ $5 per hour) | $1.25
Fixed Overhead | $21000
Actual results for the academic year were:
Production | 80000 sets of cards
Materials purchased and used | 38000 pounds @ 1.3 per pound
Actual Labor | 23000 hours costing $245000
Actual Variable Overhead| $130000
Actual Fixed Overhead | $2200
1. Prepare an analysis that shows the Volume
Variance and Flex Variance using per unit costs and a static budget a
flexible budget and actual costs
2. Compute Material Price and Quantity Variances
3. Compute the Labor Rate and Efficiency Variance