Horngren's Accounting (12th Edition)
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Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
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Chapter 23, Problem S23.6SE
Calculating materials variances
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Martin, Inc. is a manufacturer of lead crystal glasses. The standard direct materials quantity is 1.0 pound per glass at a cost of $0.50 per pound. The actual result for one month’s production of 6,500 glasses was 1.2 pounds per glass, at a cost of $0.30 per pound. Calculate the direct materials cost variance and the direct materials efficiency variance.
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Direct Materials Variances
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Calculating materials variances
Martin, Inc. is a manufacturer of lead crystal glasses. The standard direct materials quantity is 1.0 pound per glass at a cost of $0.50 per pound. The actual result for one month’s production of 6,500 glasses was 1.2 pounds per glass, at a cost of $0.30 per pound. Calculate the direct materials cost variance and the direct materials efficiency variance.
Chapter 23 Solutions
Horngren's Accounting (12th Edition)
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