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Variances

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  • This topic has 4 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 11 years ago by AvatarJohn Moffat.
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  • June 19, 2014 at 7:20 am #177160
    AvatarMiss NM
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    In a period 4920 units were made with a std labour allowance of 6.5 hours per unit at $5 per hour. Actual wages were $6 per hour and there was a favourable efficiency variance of $36000.

    Calculate number of labour hours actually worked?

    June 19, 2014 at 7:36 am #177163
    AvatarMiss NM
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    Hi Sir kindly help me with this theory question as well :

    if actual sales at actual selling price is more than actual sales at standard selling price, is the variance favourable or adverse?

    June 19, 2014 at 8:10 am #177170
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    1 They should have worked 4920 x 6.5 hours = 31980 hours.

    There is a favourable eff variance of 36,000. At 6 per hour is means it is favourable by 36,000/6 = 6,000 hours.

    So the actual hours worked were 6,000 less than the standard hours.

    2 If the actual selling price is more than standard selling price, do you think this would give more profit or less profit?
    If it is more profit then the variance is favourable; if it is less profit then the variance is adverse.

    June 22, 2014 at 11:29 am #177398
    Avatardanny
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    hi Sir, help me
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    Michel has the following results.
    10,080 hours actually worked and paid costing $8,770
    If the rate variance is $706 adverse, the efficiency variance $256 favourable, and 5,000 units
    were produced, what is the standard production time per unit?

    1.95 hours

    2.08 hours

    1.96 hours

    2.07 hours

    June 22, 2014 at 12:57 pm #177404
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    10,080 hours should have cost 8770 – 706 = $8064

    So standard cost per hour = 8064 / 10080 = $0.80

    Efficiency variance is $256 favourable, so they must have worked 256/0.80 = 320 hours less than standard.
    So standard hours = 10,080 + 320 = 10,400 hours

    So standard hours per unit = 10400 / 5,000 = 2.08 hours.

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