Exam 9: Performance Measurement in Decentralized Organizations

Gilson Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During April, the company budgeted for 5,100 units, but its actual level of activity was 5,060 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for April: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for April: The spending variance for manufacturing overhead in April would be closest to:

Lehnertz Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During February, the company budgeted for 7,100 units, but its actual level of activity was 7,150 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for February: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for February: The net operating income in the flexible budget for February would be closest to:

The following labor standards have been established for a particular product: The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month: Required: a. What is the labor rate variance for the month? b. What is the labor efficiency variance for the month?

Gandrud Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During June, the kennel budgeted for 2,600 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,580 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting: The facility expenses in the flexible budget for June would be closest to:

Federick Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During October, the clinic budgeted for 3,000 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 3,040 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for October: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for October: The spending variance for occupancy expenses in October would be closest to:

Rardin Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in July. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. Required: a. Compute the materials quantity variance. b. Compute the materials price variance. c. Compute the labor efficiency variance. d. Compute the labor rate variance. e. Compute the variable overhead efficiency variance. f. Compute the variable overhead rate variance.

Zenon Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During July, the kennel budgeted for 3,300 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,260 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for July: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for July: The facility expenses in the flexible budget for July would be closest to:

Biery Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company produced 4,100 units in April using 5,380 liters of direct material and 2,610 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 6,000 liters of the direct material at $5.80 per liter. The actual direct labor rate was $19.80 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $2.90 per hour. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The labor efficiency variance for April is:

Shelby Boat Wash's cost formula for its cleaning equipment and supplies is $2,200 per month plus $34 per boat. For the month of September, the company planned for activity of 82 boats, but the actual level of activity was 32 boats. The actual cleaning equipment and supplies for the month was $3,340. The spending variance for cleaning equipment and supplies in September would be closest to:

Smithj Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During February, the kennel budgeted for 3,500 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,490 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for February: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for February: The revenue variance for February would be closest to:

Beakins Corporation produces a single product. The standard cost card for the product follows: During a recent period the company produced 1,200 units of product. Various costs associated with the production of these units are given below: The company records all variances at the earliest possible point in time. Variable manufacturing overhead costs are applied to products on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The labor efficiency variance for the period is:

Buonocore Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During August, the clinic budgeted for 2,800 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 2,770 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for August: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for August: The personnel expenses in the planning budget for August would be closest to:

Kudej Printing uses two measures of activity, press runs and book set-ups, in the cost formulas in its budgets and performance reports. The cost formula for wages and salaries is $8,360 per month plus $570 per press run plus $910 per book set-up. The company expected its activity in May to be 194 press runs and 74 book set-ups, but the actual activity was 195 press runs and 72 book set-ups. The actual cost for wages and salaries in May was $188,370. The wages and salaries in the planning budget for May would be closest to:

Dreary Credit Agency uses a standard cost system for the processing of its credit applications. The labor standard at Dreary is 10 applications per 8 hour day at a standard cost of $15 per hour. During the last pay period, Dreary's credit agents worked 1,920 hours and processed 2,500 applications. The total labor cost for the agents during this period was $29,184. What was Dreary's labor efficiency variance for this last pay period?

Hatzenbuhler Manufacturing Corporation has prepared the following overhead budget for next month. The company's variable overhead costs are driven by machine-hours. What would be the total budgeted overhead cost for next month if the activity level is 6,600 machine-hours rather than 6,800 machine-hours?

Zike Corporation's static planning budget for October appears below. The company bases its budgets on machine-hours. In October, the actual number of machine-hours was 6,000, the actual supplies cost was $14,740, the actual power cost was $49,170, the actual salaries cost was $15,390, and the actual equipment depreciation was $63,670. The spending variance for power cost in the performance report for the month should be:

At Worthe Corporation, indirect labor is a variable cost that varies with direct labor-hours. Last month's performance report showed that actual indirect labor cost totaled $7,920 for the month and that the associated spending variance was $240F. If 10,200 direct labor-hours were actually worked last month, then the flexible budget cost formula for indirect labor must be (per direct labor-hour) closest to:

Canevari Corporation makes a product that uses a material with the following standards: The company budgeted for production of 1,300 units in April, but actual production was 1,200 units. The company used 3,750 kilos of direct material to produce this output. The company purchased 4,100 kilos of the direct material at a total cost of $8,610. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The materials quantity variance for April is:

Ordway Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During June, the kennel budgeted for 2,100 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,070 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for June: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for June: The net operating income in the flexible budget for June would be closest to:

Eberley Corporation's cost formula for its manufacturing overhead is $25,700 per month plus $10 per machine-hour. For the month of July, the company planned for activity of 5,900 machine-hours, but the actual level of activity was 5,920 machine-hours. The actual manufacturing overhead for the month was $86,800. The manufacturing overhead in the planning budget for July would be closest to: