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Possible causes for price and efficiency variances. You have been invited to interview for an internship with an international food manufacturing company. When you arrive for the interview, you are given the following information related to a fictitious Belgian chocolatier for the month of June. The choco- latier manufactures truffles in 12-piece boxes. The production is labor intensive, and the delicate nature of the chocolate requires a high degree of skill.
Actual                                                              Â
Boxes produced                          10,000
Direct materials used in production           2,150,000 g
Actual direct material cost                   60,200 euro
Actual direct manufacturing labor-hours       1,100 Â
Actual direct manufacturing labor cost         12,650 euro
Standards                                                                 Â
Purchase price of direct materials             0.03 euro/g
Materials per box                           200 g
Wage rate                                 12 euro/hour
Boxes per hour                             10
Please respond to the following questions as if you were in an interview situation
1. Calculate the materials efficiency and price variance and the wage and labor efficiency variances for the month of June.
2. Discuss some possible causes of the variances you have calculated. Can you make any possible connection between the material and labor variances? What recommendations do you have for future improvement?
Answer:
        10000     Â
                     Standard   Actual at Standard Actual
Quantity/Hour Per Unit Rate Value Quantity/Hour Rate Value Quantity/Hour Rate Value
Direct Material 200 Â 0.03 6 2000000 0.03 60000 2150000 0.028 60200
Direct Labor 0.1 Â 12 1.2 1000 12 12000 1100 11.50 12650
Total    72000  72850
1 Â Â
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