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Saxena Corporation makes a product that has the following direct labor standards: The company budgeted for production of 2,900 units in July, but actual production was 2,800 units. The company used 250 direct labor-hours to produce this output. The actual direct labor rate was $14.10 per hour.The labor efficiency variance for July is:

A) $450 Unfavorable
B) $423 Favorable
C) $423 Unfavorable
D) $450 Favorable

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The following information relates to the direct labor at Padmaja Manufacturing, Incorporated for March: During March, Padmaja produced 2,100 units. What is Padmaja's labor efficiency variance for March?

A) $1,575 Favorable
B) $2,625 Unfavorable
C) $3,675 Unfavorable
D) $3,780 Unfavorable

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Bulluck Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in July. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The labor efficiency variance for July is:

Geschke Corporation, which produces commercial safes, has provided the following data: Supplies cost is an element of variable manufacturing overhead.The variable overhead efficiency variance for supplies is closest to:

Majer Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in February. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The variable overhead rate variance for February is:

Miguez Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company budgeted for production of 2,600 units in September, but actual production was 2,500 units. The company used 5,440 liters of direct material and 1,680 direct labor-hours to produce this output. The company purchased 5,800 liters of the direct material at $7.20 per liter. The actual direct labor rate was $24.10 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $1.90 per hour.The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The materials quantity variance for September is:

Majer Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in February. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The materials quantity variance for February is:

Lakatos Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs. There is no variable manufacturing overhead. The standard cost card for the company's only product contains the following information concerning direct materials: During the year, the company completed the following transactions concerning direct materials:a. Purchased 151,800 kilos of raw material at a price of $9.70 per kilo.b. Used 140,870 kilos of the raw material to produce 38,100 units of work in process.The company calculated the following direct materials variances for the year: Assume that all transactions are recorded on the below worksheet, which is similar to the worksheet shown in your text except that it has been divided into two parts so that it fits on one page. The beginning balances in each of the accounts have been given. PP&E (net) stands for Property, Plant, and Equipment net of depreciation. When recording the raw materials purchases in transaction (a) above, the Cash account will increase (decrease) by:

Tharaldson Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in June. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The variable overhead rate variance for June is:

Majer Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in February. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The variable overhead rate variance for February is:

Dobrowolski Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which products are recorded at their standard cost and any variances are closed directly to Cost of Goods Sold. There is no variable manufacturing overhead. The standard cost card for the company's only product is as follows: The standard fixed manufacturing overhead rate was based on budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead of $75,000 and budgeted activity of 10,000 hours.During the year, the company applied fixed overhead to the 12,900 units in work in process inventory using the predetermined overhead rate multiplied by the number of direct labor-hours allowed. Actual fixed overhead costs for the year were $62,600. Of this total, -$3,400 related to items such as insurance, utilities, and indirect labor salaries that were all paid in cash and $66,000 related to depreciation of manufacturing equipment. Required:Completely record the transactions involving fixed overhead, including any variances, in the worksheet that appears below. Because of the width of the worksheet, it is in two parts. In your text, these two parts would be joined side-by-side to make one very wide worksheet. The beginning balances have been provided for each of the accounts, including the Property, Plant, and Equipment (net) account which is abbreviated as PP&E (net).

You have just been hired as the controller of the Eastern Division of Global Manufacturing. Performance records for last year are incomplete, with only the following data available: Required: Prepare a complete analysis of manufacturing overhead for the past year. Indicate actual, standard, and denominator activity levels; variable overhead rate and efficiency variances; and fixed manufacturing overhead budget and volume variances.

Benoit Corporation's manufacturing overhead includes $14.20 per machine-hour for variable manufacturing overhead and $659,280 per period for fixed manufacturing overhead.Required: Determine the predetermined overhead rate for the denominator level of activity of 6,700 machine-hours. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Freytag Corporation's variable overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor-hours. The company has established the following variable overhead standards for product N06C: The following data pertain to the most recent month's operations during which 1,600 units of product N06C were made: Required: a. What was the variable overhead rate variance for the month?b. What was the variable overhead efficiency variance for the month?

Loos Corporation uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs and any variances are closed directly to Cost of Goods Sold. The direct labor standards for the company's only product specify 0.90 hours per unit at $21.50 per hour. During the year, the company started and completed 26,800 units. Direct labor employees worked 25,220 hours at an average cost of $22.50 per hour.Assume that all transactions are recorded on a worksheet as shown in the text. On the left-hand side of the equals sign in the worksheet are columns for Cash, Raw Materials, Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Property, Plant, and Equipment (net) . All of the variance columns are on the right-hand-side of the equals sign along with the column for Retained Earnings.When the direct labor cost is recorded, which of the following entries will be made?

Bumgardner Incorporated has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. The company has reported the following actual results for the product for April: The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The raw materials price variance for the month is closest to:

Milar Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: In January the company produced 2,000 units using 16,060 pounds of the direct material and 210 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 16,900 pounds of the direct material at a cost of $65,910. The actual direct labor cost was $4,473 and the actual variable overhead cost was $756.The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The labor efficiency variance for January is:

Catherman Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs and any variances are closed directly to Cost of Goods Sold.During the year, the company produced and sold 32,400 units at a price of $42.30 per unit. Its standard cost per unit produced is $36.90 and its selling and administrative expenses totaled $102,000. The company does not have any variable manufacturing overhead costs and it recorded the following variances during the year: When the company closes its standard cost variances, the Cost of Goods Sold will increase (decrease) by:

Karim Corporation uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs and any variances are closed directly to Cost of Goods Sold. The standard cost card for the company's only product is as follows: During the year, the company started and completed 31,500 units. Direct labor employees worked 23,650 hours at an average cost of $19.50 per hour.Assume that all transactions are recorded on a worksheet as shown in the text. On the left-hand side of the equals sign in the worksheet are columns for Cash, Raw Materials, Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Property, Plant, and Equipment (net) . All of the variance columns are on the right-hand-side of the equals sign along with the column for Retained Earnings.When recording the direct labor costs, the Work in Process inventory account will increase (decrease) by:

Kita Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs. There is no variable manufacturing overhead. The standard cost card for the company's only product is as follows: During the year, the company assigned direct labor costs to work in process. The direct labor workers (who were paid in cash) worked 24,820 hours at an average cost of $21.20 per hour.Assume that all transactions are recorded on the below worksheet, which is similar to the worksheet shown in your text except that it has been divided into two parts so that it fits on one page. The beginning balances in each of the accounts have been given. PP&E (net) stands for Property, Plant, and Equipment net of depreciation. When the direct labor cost is recorded, which of the following entries will be made?