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Castle Company produces throw blankets that are popular holiday gifts.  Standard variable costs relating to a single blanket are given…

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Castle Company produces throw blankets that are popular holiday gifts.  Standard variable costs relating to a single blanket are given below

 

 

Standard Quantity or Hours

Standard Price or Rate

Standard Cost

Direct materials

2.62 yards

$5 per yard

$?

Direct labor

1.35 DLH

$6.80 per DLH

$?

Variable manufacturing overhead

1.35 DLH

$2 per direct labor-hour

$?

Total standard cost

 

 

$?

 

Overhead is applied to production on the basis of direct labor hours.  During March, 924 blankets were manufactured and sold.   

 

Selected information related to the month’s production is given below:

 

 

Materials Used

Direct Labor

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Actual costs incurred

$11,500 

$8,408

$3,100 

Direct materials price variance

?

 

 

Actual

2,620 yards

 1400 hours

 

Direct materials quantity variance

$1,000 U 

 

 

Direct labor rate variance

 

?

 

Direct labor efficiency variance

 

?

 

Variable overhead rate variance

 

 

?

Variable overhead efficiency variance

 

 

?

*For this month’s production of 924 blankets

 

Submit an Excel document with each tab labeled by item number in good form that demonstrates the following through your calculations:

 

<!–[if !supportLists]–>1. <!–[endif]–>What is the standard cost of a single blanket?

 

<!–[if !supportLists]–>2. <!–[endif]–>What was the actual cost per blanket produced during March?

 

<!–[if !supportLists]–>3. <!–[endif]–>What was the direct materials price variance for March?

 

<!–[if !supportLists]–>4. <!–[endif]–>What was the direct labor rate variance for March?  The direct labor efficiency variance?

 

 

 

<!–[if !supportLists]–>5. <!–[endif]–>What was the variable overhead rate variance for March?  The variable overhead efficiency variance?

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