Question

BatCo makes metal baseball bats. Each bat requires 1 kg of aluminum at $18 per kg and 0.25 direct labor hours at $20 per hour. Overhead is assigned at the rate of $40 per direct labor hour. Assume the actual cost to manufacture one metal bat was $40. Compute the cost variance and classify it as favorable or unfavorable?

Answer 1

Cost variance= 7 unfavorable

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Each bat requires 1 kg of aluminum at $18 per kg and 0.25 direct labor hours at $20 per hour. Overhead is assigned at the rate of $40 per direct labor hour. Assume the actual cost to manufacture one metal bat was $40.

Estimated cost= 18 + 0.25*20 + 0.25*40= 33

Actual cost= 40

Cost variance= 7 unfavorable