The following events occurred at Eureka Manufacturing (EM), an assembler of engine parts, during March: 1.Because of a stock shortage at its regular supplier, EM had to rely on a new vendor for two purchases of raw material parts.The vendor required EM to pay air-freight charges; however, upon arrival, the company found the goods to be above-average in quality. 2.The local municipality raised its property tax rates by 2%. 3.A flu outbreak on the assembly line forced management to use more experienced, senior personnel to complete production orders on a timely basis.These workers more than made up for lost time. 4.A shoddy maintenance program resulted in an abnormally high number of breakdowns on machine no.76 and slowed production. 5.The implementation of a new program had positive effects for the company with respect to material usage and worker productivity. Required: Create a table with the following headings: material price variance, material quantity variance, labor rate variance, and labor efficiency variance.Determine which of these variances would be affected by the individual events and whether the variance would be favorable or unfavorable.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q68: Timber Enterprises purchased 67,000 pounds (cost =
Q69: Which of the following is a criticism
Q70: For the quarter just ended, Halston, Inc.reported
Q71: Situation 1: Loren Company recently purchased materials
Q72: Maki, Inc.manufactures a product that has the
Q73: A direct-material quantity variance can be caused
Q74: Lamar Corporation's purchasing manager obtained a special
Q75: Too-Jay Enterprises recently experienced a fire, forcing
Q77: During June, Fraser Company's material purchases amounted
Q82: At the end of the accounting period,
Unlock this Answer For Free Now!
View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions
Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks
Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents