The following materials standards have been established for a particular product:
Standard quantity per unit of output | 6.0 | meters | |
Standard price | $ | 19.00 | per meter |
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
Actual materials purchased | 10,200 | meters | |
Actual cost of materials purchased | $ | 201,500 | |
Actual materials used in production | 9,600 | meters | |
Actual output | 1,580 | units | |
What is the materials price variance for the month?
Answer:-
Material price variance = (Standard price – Actual price) * Actual quantity used
=($19 per meter*10200 meters)-$201500
=$193800-$201500
=$7700 Unfavourable
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