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 Vienna Chocolate Company produces fudge in large batches

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 Vienna Chocolate Company produces fudge in large batches. One batch of fudge has the following standard costs and amounts: 

Standard kilograms of sugar

100

Standard cost per kilogram of sugar

$1.90

Standard direct labour hours

2.0

Standard direct labour cost per hour

$18.00

Vienna Chocolate Company produced 400 batches of fudge in the most recent month. Actual input costs and per batch usage levels were as follows:

Actual kilograms of sugar used

102

Actual cost per kilogram of sugar

$2.10

Actual direct labour hours

1.8

Actual direct labour cost per hour

$17.50

 

Required:

a) Calculate the total material input rate variance.

b) Calculate the total material efficiency variance.

c) Calculate the total labour rate variance.

d) Calculate the total labour efficiency variance.

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a) Computation of the total material input rate variance:-

Actual quantity = 400 * 102

= 40,800

Material input rate variance = (Actual cost - Standard cost) * Actual quantity

= ($2.10 - $1.90) * 40,800

= $0.20 * 40,800

= $8,160 (U)

 

b) Computation of the total material efficiency variance:-

Standard quantity = 400 * 100

= 40,000

Material efficiency variance = (Actual quantity - Standard Quantity) * Standard cost

= (40,800 - 40,000) * $1.90

= 800 * $1.90

= $1,520 (U)

 

c) Computation of the total labor rate variance:-

Actual direct labor hours = 1.80 * 400

= 720 hours

Labor rate variance = (Actual rate - Standard rate) * Actual direct labor hours

= ($17.50 - $18.00) * 720

= $0.50 * 720

= $360 (F)

 

d) Computation of the total labor efficiency variance:-

Standard direct labor hours = 400 * 2.00

= 800

Labor efficiency Variance = (Actual labor hours - Standard labor hour) * Standard Rate

= (720 - 800) * $18.00

= 80 * $18.00

= $1,440 (F)

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