Question

Bandar Industries Berhad of Malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. One of the company’s products, a football helmet for the North American market, requires a special plastic. During the quarter ending June 30, the company manufactured 3,800 helmets, using 2,394 kilograms of plastic. The plastic cost the company $18,194. According to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.58 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8.00 per kilogram. Required: 1. What is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (SQ) that is allowed to make 3,800 helmets? 2. What is the standard materials cost allowed (SQ × SP) to make 3,800 helmets? 3. What is the materials spending variance? 4. What is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance? (For requirements 3 and 4, indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Answer 1

• Requirement 1 and 2

1	Standard quantity allowed	0.58	x	3800	=	2204	kgs
2	Standard cost allowed	2204 kgs	x	$       8.00	=	$ 17,632.00

• Requirement 3

Material Spending Variance
(	Standard Cost	-	Actual Cost	)
(	$                      17,632.00	-	$            18,194.00	)
	-562
	Variance		$                  562.00			Unfavourable-U

• Requirement 4

Material Price Variance
(	Standard Rate	-	Actual Rate	)	x	Actual Quantity
(	$                                8.00	-	$                       7.60	)	x	2394
	958
	Variance		$                  958.00			Favourable-F
Material Quantity Variance
(	Standard Quantity	-	Actual Quantity	)	x	Standard Rate
(	2204	-	2394	)	x	$                           8.00
	-1520
	Variance		$              1,520.00			Unfavourable-U