Domanski Incorporated has established the following raw material
standards for its APL4 product:
Standard quantity of the material per unit of output | 4.5 | pounds |
Standard price of the material | $13.90 | per pound |
The following data pertain to a recent month's operations:
Actual material purchased | 2,000 | pounds |
Actual cost of material purchased | $26,200 | |
Actual material used in production | 1,300 | pounds |
Actual output | 220 | units of product I92 |
The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the
materials are purchased.
Required:
a. What is the materials price variance for the month?
b. What is a reasonable explanation for this variance?
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c. What is the materials quantity variance for the month?
d. What is a reasonable explanation for this variance?
a. Actual price of the material = 26,200 / 2000 = 13.1
Material Price Variance = Actual Quantity of material purchase * (Standard Price - Actual Price)
= 2,000 * ( 13.9 - 13.1)
= 1600 (unfavorable)
b. The variance is unfavorable because the actual price is higher than the standard price.
c. Material Quantity Variance = Standard Price * ( Standard Quantity - Actual Quantity)
= 13.9 * ( 220*4.5 - 1300)
= 4309 (Unfavorable)
d. The variance is unfavorable because the actual quantity used is higher than the standard quantity.
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