In: Accounting
Pardoe, Inc., manufactures a single product. The company uses a standard cost system and has established the following standards for one unit of product:
Standard Quantity of inputs |
Standard Price or Rate per input |
Standard Cost per unit |
|
Direct materials |
1.5 pounds |
$3.20 per pound |
$4.80 |
Direct labor |
0.7 hours |
$5.00 per hour |
$3.50 |
Pardoe's budget for March used estimated production and sales of
2,900 units.
During March, the following activity was recorded by the company:
The company produced 3,000 units during the month.
A total of 5,000 pounds of material were purchased and used. The cost was $18,000.
During March, 2000 direct labor hours were worked at a rate of $5.50 per hour.
For all of these Pardoe questions, pick the closest answer numerically and then choose based on the U or F.
The materials price variance for March is:
a. |
$750 F |
|
b. |
$2,000 U |
|
c. |
$1,000 U |
|
d. |
$1,000 F |
|
e. |
$750 U |
|
f. |
$2,000 F |
b. $2,000 U |
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Standard | Actual | |||||
Particulars | Pound | Rate | amount | Pound | Rate | amount |
Materials | 4,500.00 | 3.20 | 14,400.00 | 5,000.00 | 3.60 | 18,000.00 |
Actual output | 3,000.00 | |||||
Materials reqd (3000*1.5) | 4,500.00 | |||||
Direct material price variance = (SP-AP)*AQ purchased | ||||||
Direct material price variance = (3.20 - 3.60)5000 | ||||||
Direct material price variance = (-.40)5000 | ||||||
Direct material price variance = 2,000 U |