Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9780077826482
Author: Stacey M Whitecotton Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Fred Phillips Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 9MC
To determine
Concept introduction:
Price variance:
It is the difference between price per unit in standard and actual price of product and multiplying that with quantity purchased in actual.
Quantity variance:
It is referred to the amount which is computed by multiplying the standard price per unit with the difference between quantity in actual term and standard term of product.
To compute:
The direct material variances for silver and crystals for the month of January.
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Sunny Corporation has collected the following data for one of its products:
Direct materials standard (3 pounds per unit @ $0.40/lb.)
Actual direct materials purchased
Actual Direct Materials Used (AQU)
Actual Price (AP) paid per pound
How much is the direct materials price variance?
O A. $1,610 unfavorable
B. $2,240 favorable
C. $1,610 favorable
O D. $2,240 unfavorable
$1.20 per finished good
32,000 pounds
23,000 pounds
$0.47
Use the information provided to answer the questions.
Actual price paid per pound of material
$15.00
Total standard pounds for units produced this period
12,600
Pounds of material used
13,300
Direct materials price variance favorable
$3,990.00
All material purchased was used in production.
Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
A. What is the standard price for materials?
Standard price paid $
B. What is the direct materials quantity variance?
Direct materials quantity variance $
C. What is the total direct materials cost variance?
Total direct materials cost variance $
D. If the direct materials price variance was unfavorable,
what would be the standard price?
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A. Calculate the direct materials price variance. Indicate whether the variance is favorable or unfavorable.
B. Calculate the direct labor rate variance. Indicate whether the variance is favorable or unfavorable.
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