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Ralston Corporation Makes a Product with the Following Standard Costs

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Ralston Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs:
 Standard Quantity or  Standard Price or  Standard Cost  Inputs  Hours  Rate  Per Unit  Direct materials  6.9liters $5.00 per liter $34.5C Direct labor 0.3 hours $17.09 er hour $5.1C Variable overhead 0.3 hours $6.00 per hour $1.8C\begin{array}{lccc}&\text { Standard Quantity or } & \text { Standard Price or } & \text { Standard Cost }\\\quad \text { Inputs } & \text { Hours } & \text { Rate } & \text { Per Unit } \\\text { Direct materials } & \text { 6.9liters } & \$ 5.00 \text { per liter } & \$ 34.5 \mathrm{C} \\\text { Direct labor } & 0.3 \text { hours } & \$ 17.09 \text { er hour } & \$ 5.1 \mathrm{C} \\\text { Variable overhead } & 0.3 \text { hours } & \$ 6.00 \text { per hour } & \$ 1.8 \mathrm{C}\end{array}
The company reported the following results concerning this product in August.
 Originally budgeted output 8,600 annits  Actual output 8,400 anits  Raw materials used in production 58,330 liters  Actual direct labor-hours 2,310 hours  Purchases of raw materials 62,500 liters  Actual price of raw materials $4.90 per liter  Actual direct labor rate $17.10 per hour  Actual variable overhead rate $5.50 per hour \begin{array}{lr}\text { Originally budgeted output } & 8,600 \text { annits } \\\text { Actual output } & 8,400 \text { anits } \\\text { Raw materials used in production } & 58,330 \text { liters } \\\text { Actual direct labor-hours } & 2,310 \text { hours } \\\text { Purchases of raw materials } & 62,500 \text { liters } \\\text { Actual price of raw materials } & \$ 4.90 \text { per liter } \\\text { Actual direct labor rate } & \$ 17.10 \text { per hour } \\\text { Actual variable overhead rate } & \$ 5.50 \text { per hour }\end{array}

The materials price variance is recognized when materials are purchased. Variable overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor-hours.
Required:
a. Compute the materials quantity variance.
b. Compute the materials price variance.
c. Compute the labor efficiency variance.
d. Compute the direct labor rate variance.
e. Compute the variable overhead efficiency variance.
f. Compute the variable overhead rate variance.

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a.Materials quantity variance = SP(AQ - ...

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