Question

Bandar Industries Berhad of Malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. One of the company’s products, a football helmet for the North American market, requires a special plastic. During the quarter ending June 30, the company manufactured 3,500 helmets, using 2,310 kilograms of plastic. The plastic cost the company $15,246.

According to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.60 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $7.00 per kilogram.

Required:

1. What is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (SQ) that is allowed to make 3,500 helmets?

2. What is the standard materials cost allowed (SQ × SP) to make 3,500 helmets?

3. What is the materials spending variance?

4. What is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?

(For requirements 3 and 4, indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Answer 1

	Direct Material
	Standard Price (SP)			$7.00
1 Ans)	Standard Quantity (SQ) (0.60*3,500)			2,100
	Actual Quantity (AQ)			2,310
	Actual price (AP) (15,246/2,310)			$6.60
2 Ans)	standard materials cost allowed (SQ × SP)			$14,700
	Material Price Variance:
	AQ	X	SP	Minus	AQ	X	AP
	2,310	X	$7.00	Minus	2,310	X	$6.60
			16,170	Minus			15,246	924	Favourable
	Material Quantity Variance:
	SQ	X	SP	Minus	AQ	X	SP
	2,100	X	$7.00	Minus	2,310	X	$7.00
			14,700	Minus			16,170	(1,470)	Unfavourable
	Material Spending variance = Price variance + Quantity variance
Ans	Material Spending variance = 924-1,470 = $546 Unfavourable