San Francisco Corporation uses two materials in the production
of its product. The materials, X and Y, have the following
standards:
Material | Standard Mix | Standard Unit Price | Standard Cost | |||
X | 3,500 units | $1.00 per unit | $3,500 | |||
Y | 1,500 units | 3.00 per unit | $4,500 | |||
Yield | 4,000 units |
During April, the following actual production information was
provided:
Material | Actual Mix | |
X | 30,000 units | |
Y | 20,000 units | |
Yield | 36,000 units |
What is the materials usage variance?
Material Usage Variance | ||
(Standard Mix for actual Yield- Acutal Mix)* Standard unit price | ||
Material Usage variance of X | ||
(Standard Mix for actual Yield | 31500 | |
(3500/4000)*36000 | ||
(Standard Mix for actual Yield- Acutal Mix)* Standard unit price | ||
(31500-30000)*$1 | 1500 | (Favourable) |
Material Usage variance of Y | ||
(Standard Mix for actual Yield | 13500 | |
(1500/4000)*36000 | ||
(Standard Mix for actual Yield- Acutal Mix)* Standard unit price | ||
(13500-20000)*$3 | -19500 | (Adverse) |
Total | -18000 | (Adverse) |
(1500-19500) |
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