The following information describes production activities of Mercer Manufacturing for the year Actual direct materials used 33,000 lbs. at $5.90 per lb
Actual direct labor used 10,700 hours for a total of $221,490
Actual units produced 63,000
Budgeted standards for each unit produced e 0.50 pounds of direct material at $5.85 per pound and 10 minutes of direct labor at $21.70 per hour
AQ = Actual Quantity
SQ Standard Quantity
AP Actual Price
SP = Standard Price
AH = Actual Hours
SH = Standard Hours AR Actual Rate
SR = Standard Rate
(1) Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances
(2) Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable

Milden company has an exclusive franchise to purchase a product from the manufacturer and distribute it on the retail level. as an aid in planning, the company has decided to start using a contribution format income statement. to have data to prepare such a statement, the company has analyzed its expenses and has developed the following cost formulas: cost cost formula cost of good sold $35 per unit sold advertising expense $210,000 per quarter sales commissions 6% of sales shipping expense ? administrative salaries $145,000 per quarter insurance expense $9,000 per quarter depreciation expense $76,000 per quarter management has concluded that shipping expense is a mixed cost, containing both variable and fixed cost elements. units sold and the related shipping expense over the last eight quarters follow: quarter units sold shipping expense year 1: first 10,000 $ 119,000 second 16,000 $ 175,000 third 18,000 $ 190,000 fourth 15,000 $ 164,000 year 2: first 11,000 $ 130,000 second 17,000 $ 185,000 third 20,000 $ 210,000 fourth 13,000 $ 147,000 milden company’s president would like a cost formula derived for shipping expense so that a budgeted contribution format income statement can be prepared for the next quarter. required: 1. using the high-low method, estimate a cost formula for shipping expe