In: Accounting
Gilder Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: |
Standard Quantity or Hours | Standard Price or Rate | Standard Cost Per Unit | |
Direct materials | 5.5 grams | $4.00 per gram | $22.00 |
Direct labor | 1.8 hours | $20.00 per hour | $36.00 |
Variable overhead | 1.8 hours | $9.00 per hour | $16.20 |
The company reported the following results concerning this product in June. |
Originally budgeted output | 5,700 | units |
Actual output | 5,600 | units |
Raw materials used in production | 28,490 | grams |
Purchases of raw materials | 32,900 | grams |
Actual direct labor-hours | 5,600 | hours |
Actual cost of raw materials purchases | $134,890 | |
Actual direct labor cost | $117,040 | |
Actual variable overhead cost | $48,720 |
The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. |
The materials quantity variance for June is: |
A. $9,240 U
B. $9,471 F
C. $9,240 F
D. $9,471 U
Answer:-
Material Quantity variance = (Standard Quantity- Actual Quantity)*Standard price
=(30800 grams – 28490 grams)*$4.00 per gram
= $9240 Favourable
Where:-
Standard Quantity = No. of grams per unit*Actual output
=5.5 grams per unit *5600 units =30800 grams