Nixon's Diner Bakes Pies in Large Batches

question 10

Essay

Nixon's Diner bakes pies in large batches. One batch of pies has the following standard costs and amounts:
Nixon's Diner baked 425 batches of pies in the most recent month. Actual costs and usage levels were as follows:
Required:
a. Calculate the material price variance.
b. Calculate the material quantity variance.
c. Calculate the labor rate variance.
d. Calculate the labor efficiency variance.

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