A manufacturer established the following per unit standards for its product: 4 kilograms of direct materials at $12 per kilogram. Last month, 35,000 kilograms of direct materials were purchased for $402,500, and 32,000 kilograms were used in production. What is the direct materials price variance? a. $15,000 favorable. b. $17,500 unfavorable. c. $15,000 unfavorable. d. $17,500 favorable.

Kavallia Company set a standard cost for one item at 328,000; allowable deviation is 14,500. Actual costs for the past six months are as follows: Required: 1. Calculate the variance from standard for each month. Which months should be investigated? 2. What if the company uses a two-part rule for investigating variances? The allowable deviation is the lesser of 4 percent of the standard amount or 14,500. Now which months should be investigated?

Lowell Manufacturing Inc. has a normal selling price of 20 per unit and has been selling 125,000 units per month. In November, Lowell Manufacturing decided to lower its price to 19 per unit expecting it can increase the units sold by 16%. a. Compute the normal revenue with a 20 selling price. b. Compute the planned revenue with a 19 selling price. c. Compute the actual revenue for November, assuming 135,000 units were sold in November at 19 per unit. d. Compute the revenue price variance, assuming 135,000 units were sold in November at 19 per unit. e. Compute the revenue volume variance, assuming 135,000 units were sold in November at 19 per unit. f. Analyze and interpret the lowering of the price to 19.

Sitka Industries uses a cost system that carries direct materials inventory at a standard cost. The controller has established these standards for one ladder (unit): Sitka Industries made 3,000 ladders in July and used 8,800 pounds of material to make these units. Smith Industries bought 15,500 pounds of material in the current period. There was a $250 unfavorable direct materials price variance. A. How much in total did Sitka pay for the 15,500 pounds? B. What is the direct materials quantity variance? C. What is the total direct material cost variance? D. What ii 9,500 pounds were used to make these ladders, what would be the direct materials quantity variance? E. It there was a $340 favorable direct materials price variance, how much did Sitka pay for the 15,500 pounds of material?