Why the thompson company uses a standard cost system


Thompson Company uses a standard cost system for its single product. The following data are available:

Actual experience for the current year:





  Purchases of raw materials (20,000 yards at $20.00 per yard) $ 400,000
  Raw materials used
23,000 yards
  Direct labor costs (11,300 hours at $17.00 per hour) $ 192,100
  Actual variable overhead cost $ 84,260
  Units produced
13,700 units

Standards per unit of product:



  Raw materials 1.8 yards at $22.00 per yard
  Direct labor .8 hours at $16.50 per hour
  Variable overhead $7.00 per direct labor hour

Required:

Compute the following variances for raw materials, direct labor, and variable overhead, assuming that the price variance for materials is recognized at point of purchase: (Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Omit the "$" sign in your response.)





a. Direct materials price variance $    FUNone
b. Direct materials quantity variance $    FUNone
c. Direct labor rate variance $    FUNone
d. Direct labor efficiency variance $    FUNone
e. Variable overhead rate variance $    FUNone
f. Variable overhead efficiency variance $    FUNone

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