Avril Inc. bases its manufacturing overhead budget on budgeted direct labor-hours. The variable overhead rate is $4.60 per direct labor-hour. The company's budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $54,080 per month, which includes depreciation of $3,840. All other fixed manufacturing overhead costs represent current cash flows. The direct labor budget indicates that 3,200 direct labor-hours will be required in October. The company recomputes its predetermined overhead rate every month. The predetermined overhead rate for October should be:

Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?