Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one unit of Zoom are given below: Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price Standard or Rate Cost Direct materials . Direct labor.. 4.6 pounds 0.2 hours $2.50 per pound $12.00 per hour $11.50 $2.40 During the most recent month, the following activity was recorded: a. Twenty thousand pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $2.35 per pound. b. All of the material purchased was used to produce 4,000 units of Zoom. c. 750 hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost of $10,425. Required: 1. Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances for the month. 2. Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances for the month.

Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one unit of Zoom are given below: Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price Standard or Rate Cost Direct materials . Direct labor.. 4.6 pounds 0.2 hours $2.50 per pound $12.00 per hour $11.50 $2.40 During the most recent month, the following activity was recorded: a. Twenty thousand pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $2.35 per pound. b. All of the material purchased was used to produce 4,000 units of Zoom. c. 750 hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost of $10,425. Required: 1. Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances for the month. 2. Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances for the month.

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