Efficient Corporation uses a standard cost system. The following
information was provided for the period that just ended:
Actual price per gallon | $11.75 |
Actual gallons of material used | 5,000 |
Actual hourly labor rate | $17.00 |
Actual hours of production | 24,300 |
Standard price per gallon | $12.00 |
Standard gallons per completed unit | 1/2 |
Standard hourly labor rate | $12.00 |
Standard time per completed unit | 3 hrs. |
Units completed during the period | 9,000 |
Refer to the information provided for Efficient Corporation. The direct materials cost variance is:
a. |
$1,125 favorable. |
|
b. |
$4,750 unfavorable. |
|
c. |
$6,000 unfavorable. |
|
d. |
$7,125 unfavorable. |
Material cost variance is the difference between the standard cost of materials and actual cost of materials. If the actual cost is more than the standard cost then the variance is unfavourable and if the actual cost is less than the standard cost then the variance is favourble.
Standard material for 9,000 units = 9,000*1/2 = 4,500 gallons
Standard material cost = 4,500*12 = $54,000
Actual material cost = 5,000*11.75 = $58,750
Material cost variance = 54,000-58,750 = $4,750 unfavourable
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