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Baker Company Adopted a Standard Cost System Several Years Ago

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Baker Company adopted a standard cost system several years ago. The standard costs for the prime costs of its single product follow:  Material: 10 kg@$4.50 per kilogram $45.00 Labour: 6 hours @$8.50 perhour $51.00\begin{array}{ll}\text { Material: } 10 \mathrm{~kg} @ \$ 4.50 \text { per kilogram } & \$ 45.00 \\\text { Labour: } 6 \text { hours } @ \$ 8.50 \text { perhour } & \$ 51.00\end{array} The following operating data were taken from the records for December:
1.
Units completed:
5,800 units
2.
Budgeted output:
6,000 units
3.
Materials purchased:
60,000 kg
4.
Total actual labour costs:
$306,600
5.
Actual hours of labour:
36,500 hours
6.
Material usage variance:
$2,250 unfavourable
7.
Total material variance:
$450 unfavourable
Required:
Compute the following:
A. Labour rate variance
B. Labour efficiency variance
C. Actual kilograms of material used in the production process
D. Actual cost paid per kilogram of material

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