A company uses the following standard costs to produce a single unit of output. Direct materials 5 pounds at $1.10 per pound = $ 5.50 Direct labor 0.4 hour at $8.00 per hour = $ 3.20 Manufacturing overhead 0.4 hour at $4.70 per hour = $ 1.88 During the latest month, the company purchased and used 47,000 pounds of direct materials at a price of $1.20 per pound to produce 10,000 units of output. Direct labor costs for the month totaled $28,425 based on 3,790 direct labor hours worked. Variable manufacturing overhead costs incurred totaled $14,800 and fixed manufacturing overhead incurred was $12,000. Based on this information, the total direct materials cost variance for the month was:a.$5,800 favorable
b.$5,800 unfavorable
c.$1,800 favorable
d.$1,800 unfavorable
e.$1,000 favorable

Zachary company produces commercial gardening equipment. since production is highly automated, the company allocates its overhead costs to product lines using activity-based costing. the costs and cost drivers associated with the four overhead activity cost pools follow: activities unit level batch level product level facility level cost $ 64,800 $ 27,730 $ 15,000 $ 154,000 cost driver 2,400 labor hrs. 47 setups percentage of use 11,000 units production of 780 sets of cutting shears, one of the company’s 20 products, took 240 labor hours and 7 setups and consumed 15 percent of the product-sustaining activities. required: (a) had the company used labor hours as a company wide allocation base, how much overhead would it have allocated to the cutting shears? (b) how much overhead is allocated to the cutting shears using activity-based costing? (c) compute the overhead cost per unit for cutting shears first using activity-based costing and then using direct labor hours for allocation if 780 units are produced. if direct product costs are $150 and the product is priced at 30 percent above cost for what price would the product sell under each allocation system? (d) assuming that activity-based costing provides a more accurate estimate of cost, indicate whether the cutting shears would be over- or underpriced if direct labor hours are used as an allocation base. explain how over-or undercosting can affect vaulker's profitability. (e) comment on the validity of using the allocated facility-level cost in the pricing decision. should other costs be considered in a cost- plus pricing decision? if so, which ones? what costs would you include if you were trying to decide whether to accept a special order?

Zeta corporation is a manufacturer of sports caps, which require soft fabric. the standards for each cap allow 2.00 yards of soft fabric, at a cost of $2.00 per yard. during the month of january, the company purchased 25,000 yards of soft fabric at $2.10 per yard, to produce 12,000 caps. what is zeta corporation's materials price variance for the month of january?

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