1- A manager indicated the following: "Our workers are all under labor contracts: therefore, our labor rate variance is bound to be zero." Discuss 2- What effect, if any, would your expect poor-quality materials to have on direct labor variances?

Explanation:

                          Monthly Cash budget for January - March

Particulars                 January     February         March

Opening  balance     30,000       30,000         69,294

Cash received          525,000     400,000       450,000

Total                          555,000     430,000       519,294

Cash payment          (475,000)     (350,000)    (525,000)

Interest (60000*1%)   (600)    10600*1%(106)         0

                                  79,400        79,894            (5,706)

Loan repayment        (49,400)      (10,600)          35,706

Minimum cash balance of 30,000 required.

(79,400-30,000)  

(60,000-49,400)                    

Cash balance            30,000          69,294           30,000

Loan repayment.

January

Opening balance  60,000

Repayment            (49,400)

balance                   10,600

February

Opening balance     10,600

repayment(balance)  (10,600)

March

35,706