Material Material Actual Standard Actual Standard Price Usage Total Supplier Price Price Quantity Quantity Var Var Variance Current $7.50 $7.50 25,000 24,240 $0 Alternative #1 $7.35 $7.50 25,500 24,240 $0 Alternative #2 $7.58 $7.50 24,400 24,240 $0 Standard Quantity is 2.02 components Quantity produced is 12,000 You are a plant manager and have been approached by your purchasing manager about swapping out one of your suppliers. The manager has identified a vendor who will supply a key component at a 2% discount to your current supplier. At the same time, the supervisor of the group approaches you to indicate that the current supplier is not consistently meeting tolerances. The supervisor suggests a second vendor who promises better quality. You decide to run three batches, each with a different component. Results are in the table above. ask 1 Calculate the Material Price Variance for each component. ask 2 Calculate the Material Usage Variance for each component. ask 3 Based on the experiment, which vendor would you select?

Material Material Actual Standard Actual Standard Price Usage Total Supplier Price Price Quantity Quantity Var Var Variance Current $7.50 $7.50 25,000 24,240 $0 Alternative #1 $7.35 $7.50 25,500 24,240 $0 Alternative #2 $7.58 $7.50 24,400 24,240 $0 Standard Quantity is 2.02 components Quantity produced is 12,000 You are a plant manager and have been approached by your purchasing manager about swapping out one of your suppliers. The manager has identified a vendor who will supply a key component at a 2% discount to your current supplier. At the same time, the supervisor of the group approaches you to indicate that the current supplier is not consistently meeting tolerances. The supervisor suggests a second vendor who promises better quality. You decide to run three batches, each with a different component. Results are in the table above. ask 1 Calculate the Material Price Variance for each component. ask 2 Calculate the Material Usage Variance for each component. ask 3 Based on the experiment, which vendor would you select?

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