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13. CK Shop has prepared the following flexible budget for October and would like to interpret...

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CK Shop has prepared the following flexible budget for October and would like to interpret the variances.  

Flexible ------------Variances-------------

Budget   Price   Efficiency

            Material A $20,000 $1,000U $3,000U

            Material B 40,000 500U 1,000F

            Direct manufacturing labor 40,000 500U 2,500F

The MOST likely explanation of the above variances for Material A is that

Select one:

a.
a lower price than expected was paid for Material A.

b.
Material A used during September was $2,000 less than expected.

c. the company used a higher-priced supplier.

d. high-quality raw materials were used than were planned.

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