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Standard Cost and Variance Analysis

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1. Regal 10,000 units during the current period and reported the following information:

  Actual Standard
Direct Materials:
Price
Quantity used
$1.00
24,000
$1.10
21,000
Direct Labor:
Rate
Hours worked
$12.50
4,500
$12.00
4,600
Variable Overhead:
Rate per direct labor hour $8 $8

Prepare an analysis of variance for the period.

2. Regal continues to produce 10,000 units and uses the standards shown in 1 above. During the current period, Regal purchased and used 21,500 pounds of raw materials costing $24,080. Payroll records indicate that 4,650 hours were worked and total payroll amounted to $54,870. Overhead costs amounted to $37,572 during the period.

Prepare an analysis of variance for the period.




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