Standard and Actual Costs for Direct Materials for the Manufacture

question 109

Essay

Standard and actual costs for direct materials for the manufacture of 1,000 units of product were as follows:
Actual costs
1,550 lbs. at $9.10
Standard costs
1,600 lbs. at $9.00
Determine the direct materials (a) quantity variance, (b) price variance, and (c) total cost variance.

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