During March, Corporation manufactured 1,000 units of product A, and the accounting records

indicated the following:

Direct material purchased 8,000 liters at $17 per liter
Direct material used 7,000 liters
Direct labour 15,000 hours at $8 per hour
Product A has the following standard prime costs per unit:
Direct material: 6.5 liters @ $18 per liter $ 117/unit
Direct labour: 14 hours @ $8.5 per hour 119
Standard prime cost per unit $236/ unit
Required:
1. For the month of March, calculate the following variances, indicating whether each is
favorable or unfavorable (3 marks)
a) Direct material price variance (0.75 marks)
b) Direct material quantity variance (0.75 marks)
c) Direct labor rate variance (0.75 marks)
d) Direct labor efficiency variance (0.75 marks)
2. Identify one possible cause for all direct material price variance, direct material
quantity variance and direct labor efficiency variance as shown in question 1