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Direct Materials Variances
Bellingham Company produces a product that requires eight standard pounds per unit. The standard price is $11.5 per pound. If 5,500 units used 42,200 pounds, which were purchased at $11.96 per pound, what is the direct materials (a) price variance, (b) quantity variance, and (c) cost variance? Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.
a. Direct materials price variance | $ | Favorable OR Unfavorable |
b. Direct materials quantity variance | $ | Favorable OR Unfavorable |
c. Direct materials cost variance | $ | Favorable OR Unfavorable |