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Tiller Co. makes organic fertilizer sold in one pound bags for the gardener market. The standard material is 25 ounces per bag of assorted meal at a cost of $0.78 per ounce. Tipper Co. budgeted to make 65,000 bags but due to high demand, they ended up making 76,000 bags. They paid $42,000 for 60,000 ounces of meal and used all in production during the period.
What is their material cost variance for this period? Enter a favorable variance is a positive number and an unfavorable variance as a negative number
Material Cost variance = $1,440,000 Favorable
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Material Cost Variance | ||||||
( | Standard Cost | - | Actual Cost | ) | ||
( | $ 1,482,000.00 | - | $ 42,000.00 | ) | ||
1440000 | ||||||
Variance | $ 1,440,000.00 | Favourable-F |
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Standard DATA for | 76000 | Units | |
Quantity (SQ) | Rate (SR) | Standard Cost | |
[A] | [B] | [A x B] | |
Direct Material | ( 25 ounces x 76000 Units)=1900000 ounces | $ 0.78 | $ 1,482,000.00 |
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Actual DATA for | 76000 | Units | |
Quantity (AQ) | Rate (AR) | Actual Cost | |
Direct Material | 60000 | $ 0.70 | $ 42,000.00 |