Leonesio Corporation Makes a Product That Uses a Material with the Following

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Multiple Choice

Leonesio Corporation makes a product that uses a material with the following standards: The company budgeted for production of 3,100 units in August, but actual production was 3,200 units. The company used 27,600 kilos of direct material to produce this output. The company purchased 29,000 kilos of the direct material at a total cost of $118,900. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The materials price variance for August is:

• A) $2,900 Unfavorable
• B) $2,624 Unfavorable
• C) $2,900 Favorable
• D) $2,624 Favorable

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is evenly balanced around the mean, indicating that values close to the mean occur more frequently than values that are distant from the mean.

Standard Deviation

An indicator of the spread or distribution of a group of numbers, showing the degree to which these numbers vary from the average.

Uniform Distribution

A type of probability distribution in which all outcomes are equally likely over a given interval.

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that a specific event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.