A Manufacturer,using a Standard Cost System,purchased 250 Units of Direct

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Essay

A manufacturer,using a standard cost system,purchased 250 units of direct materials at a cost of $2 per unit.The standard cost per unit of direct materials is $1.85.Prepare the journal entry to record the direct materials cost variance at the time of purchase.Omit explanation.

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Definitions:

Returns to Scale

The rate at which output changes if the scale of all inputs is changed by the same proportion.

Output Level

The amount of product or service that is produced by a company or an economy at a given time.

Isoquants

Curves representing combinations of inputs which yield the same level of output in production theory, illustrating technical substitution and factor combinations.

MRTS

Marginal Rate of Technical Substitution; the rate at which one input must increase when another input decreases to keep output constant.