Overhead is applied to production on the basis of direct

Question

Castle Company

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

	Standard Quantity of Hours	Standard Price or Rate	Standard Cost
Direct materials	?	$5 per yard	$?
Direct labor	?	?	$?
Variable manufacturing overhead	?	$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. Difference between standard and actual cost per blanket produced during March: $0.10 F.

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

	Materials Used	Direct Labor	Variable Manufacturing Overhead
Total standard cost allowed*	$12,100	$8,500	$2,500
Actual costs incurred	$11,500	?	$3,100
Direct materials price variance	?
Actual	?	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:

1. What is the standard cost of a single blanket?
2. What was the actual cost per blanket produced during March?
3. How many standard yards of material are required per blanket?
4. What was the direct materials price variance for March?
5. What is the standard direct labor rate per hour?
6. What was the direct labor rate variance for March? The direct labor efficiency variance?
7. What was the variable overhead rate variance for March? The variable overhead efficiency variance?
8. Prepare a standard cost card for one blanket.