Ravena Labs., Inc. makes a single product which has the following standards:

Direct materials2.5 ounces at $20 per ounce
Direct labor1.4 hours at $12.50 per hour
Variable manufacturing overhead1.4 hours at ? per hour

Variable manufacturing overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor hours. The following data are available for October:

• 3,750 units of compound were produced during the month.
• There was no beginning direct materials inventory.
• Direct materials purchased: 12,000 ounces for $225,000.
• The ending direct materials inventory was 2,000 ounces.
• Direct labor-hours worked: 5,600 hours at a cost of $67,200.
• Variable manufacturing overhead costs incurred amounted to $18,200.
• Variable manufacturing overhead applied to products: $18,375.

The labor efficiency variance for October is:

a) $1,400 Favorable
b) $1,900 Unfavorable
c) $3,750 Favorable
d) $4,375 Unfavorable

Activity-based costing (abc) is not truly a cost collection mechanism as much as it is an inventory valuation method. the main purpose for implementing an activity-based cost system is to try to overcome some of the cost distortions that occur in traditional costing from product differences when there are variations in size and complexity. however, one of the disadvantages of utilizing abc is that the additional information gathering necessary to implement costing with that level of detail might be beyond the reach of some companies with resource or financial constraints. with this in mind, what kinds of industries or companies do you think would benefit most from using activity-based costing and why? in designing or modifying an accounting system to capture appropriate costs for abc, what considerations do you think would need to be made?

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Flounder supply company, a newly formed corporation, incurred the following expenditures related to land, to buildings, and to machinery and equipment. abstract company’s fee for title search $1,066 architect’s fees 6,499 cash paid for land and dilapidated building thereon 178,350 removal of old building $41,000 less: salvage 11,275 29,725 interest on short-term loans during construction 15,170 excavation before construction for basement 38,950 machinery purchased (subject to 2% cash discount, which was not taken) 112,750 freight on machinery purchased 2,747 storage charges on machinery, necessitated by noncompletion of building when machinery was delivered 4,469 new building constructed (building construction took 6 months from date of purchase of land and old building) 994,250 assessment by city for drainage project 3,280 hauling charges for delivery of machinery from storage to new building 1,271 installation of machinery 4,100 trees, shrubs, and other landscaping after completion of building (permanent in nature) 11,070 instructions determine the amounts that should be debited to land, to buildings,and to machinery and equipment. assume the benefits of capitalizing interest during constructionexceed the cost of implementation. indicate how any costs notdebited to these accounts should be recorded.