In: Accounting
Which of the following formulas is used to calculate the materials price variance?
a. (Actual price × Actual quantity) – (Standard price × Actual quantity)
b. (Actual price × Actual quantity) – (Standard price × Standard quantity)
c. (Fixed price × Average quantity) – (Standard price × Actual quantity)
d. (Variable price × Actual quantity) – (Total price × Actual quantity)
e. None of these choices are correct.
The correct answer is:
a. (Actual price × Actual quantity) – (Standard price × Actual quantity)
Notes
Simply put = AQ*AP - AQ*SP
Direct material price variance is the variance caused due to difference between standard and actual price.