Doogan Corporation Makes a Product with the Following Standard Costs

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Doogan Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company produced 5,200 units in January using 39,310 grams of direct material and 2,380 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 44,400 grams of the direct material at $1.70 per gram. The actual direct labor rate was $19.30 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $6.80 per hour.The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The materials quantity variance for January is:

• A) $1,411 Favorable
• B) $1,660 Favorable
• C) $1,660 Unfavorable
• D) $1,411 Unfavorable

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Definitions:

Disbursement Float

The time lag between when a check is issued by a payer and when the funds are deducted from the payer's bank account.

Checks

Written, dated, and signed instruments that direct a bank to pay a specific sum of money to the bearer or a designated recipient.

Clear

To complete a transaction successfully, particularly in financial contexts where payments or securities are settled.

Average Amount

A measure obtained by dividing the sum of a set of values by the number of values in the set, often used in financial analysis.