The following information describes production activities of Mercer Manufacturing for the year Actual direct materials used 33,000 lbs. at $5.90 per lb
Actual direct labor used 10,700 hours for a total of $221,490
Actual units produced 63,000
Budgeted standards for each unit produced e 0.50 pounds of direct material at $5.85 per pound and 10 minutes of direct labor at $21.70 per hour
AQ = Actual Quantity
SQ Standard Quantity
AP Actual Price
SP = Standard Price
AH = Actual Hours
SH = Standard Hours AR Actual Rate
SR = Standard Rate
(1) Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances
(2) Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable