Extracted text: Becton Labs, Inc., produces various chemical compounds for industrial use. One compound, called Fludex, is prepared using an elaborate distilling process. The company has developed standard costs for one unit of Fludex, as follows: Standard Standard Price Standard Quantity or Rate Cost 42.00 Direct materials 2.00 ounces $21.00 per ounce Direct labor 0.90 hours $12.00 per hour 10.80 Variable manufacturing 0.90 hours $ 2.00 per hour 1.80 overhead 54.60 During November, the following activity was recorded relative to production of Fludex: a.Materials purchased, 10,000 ounces at a cost of $197,000. b.There was no beginning inventory of materials; however, at the end of the month, 2,550 ounces of material remained in ending inventory. c. The company employs 24 lab technicians to work on the production of Fludex. During November, they worked an average of 170 hours at an average rate of $11.50 per hour. d.Variable manufacturing overhead is assigned to Fludex on the basis of direct labor- hours. Variable manufacturing overhead costs during November totaled $4,800. e.During November, 3,700 good units of Fludex were produced. Required: 1. For direct materials: a. Compute the price and quantity variances. (Input all amounts as positive values. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e, zero variance).) Materials price variance Materials quantity variance
Extracted text: b. The materials were purchased from a new supplier who is anxlous to enter Into a long-term purchase contract. Would you recommend that the company sign the contract? Yes No 2. For direct labor. a. Compute the rate and efficiency varlances. (Input all amounts as positive values. Indicate the effect of each varlance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (I.e, zero varlance).) Labor rate variance Labor efficiency variance b. In the past, the 24 technicians employed in the production of Fludex consisted of 6 senior technicians and 18 assistants. During November, the company experimented with fewer senlor techniclans and more assistants In order to save costs. Would you recommend that the new labor mix be continued? Yes No 3. Compute the varlable overhead rate and efficiency variances. (Input all amounts as positive values. Indicate the effect of each varlance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (I.e, zero varlance).) Variable overhead rate variance Variable overhead efficiency variance