Iron Inc. manufactures fertilizers by mixing two chemicals, A and B. The standard cost information for 1 bag of fertilizer is given as follows: Material A 3lb. @ $7 per pound Material B 7lb. @ $5 per pound For 2012, the firm produced 1,890 bags of fertilizer. It used 7,000 pounds of material A and 13,000 pounds of material B. The actual price of both A and B was $4.50 per pound. Required: Calculate the material mix variance of the 2012 production. Denote a favorable variance with a positive number and unfavorable variance with a negative number.
Working Note 1 | A | B | Total |
Actual Input | 7000 | 13000 | |
Standard Price | $ 7.00 | $ 5.00 | |
Total | $ 49,000.00 | $ 65,000.00 | $ 114,000.00 |
Working Note 2 | A | B | Total |
Standard MIX for 1 bag | 0.30 | 0.70 | |
Actual Inputs | 7000 | 13000 | 20000 |
Actual Inputs at Standard Mix | 6000 | 14000 | |
Standard Price | $ 7.00 | $ 5.00 | |
Total | $ 42,000.00 | $ 70,000.00 | $ 112,000.00 |
MIx Variance = Note 2 - Note 1 = $112000 - $114000 = $2000
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