A company reports the following for one of its products. Direct materials standard (3 pounds @ $2 per pound) Actual direct materials used (AQ) Actual units produced Actual cost of direct materials used $6 per unit 260,000 pounds 70,000 units $ 455,000 AQ-Actual Quantity SQ = Standard Quantity AP= Actual Price SP=Standard Price Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances and identify each as favorable or unfavorable.

In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for …

The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on t…