In: Accounting
13.
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.