Reference: 11-06 the Alpha Company Produces Toys for National Distribution. Standards for Standards

question 18

Multiple Choice

Reference: 11-06
The Alpha Company produces toys for national distribution. Standards for a particular toy are:
Materials: 12 grams per unit at 56 per gram. Labour: 2 hours per unit at $12.75 per hour.
During the month of December, the company produced 1,000 units. Information for the month follows: Materials: 14,000 grams were purchased and used at a total cost of $7,140.
Labour: 2,500 hours worked at a total cost of $33,000.
-The materials quantity variance is?

• A)$1,820 F.
• B)$1,120 F.
• C)$1,120 U.
• D)$1,820 U.

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