Tower Company Planned to Produce 3,000 Units of Its Single

question 85

Multiple Choice

Tower Company planned to produce 3,000 units of its single product,Titactium,during November.The standards for one unit of Titactium specify six kilograms of materials at $0.30 per kilogram.Actual production in November was 3,100 units of Titactium.There was a favourable materials price variance of $380 and an unfavourable materials quantity variance of $120.Based on these variances,what could one assume?

• A) That more materials were purchased than were used.
• B) That more materials were used than were purchased.
• C) That the actual cost per kilogram for materials was less than the standard cost per kilogram.
• D) That the actual usage of materials was less than the standard allowed.

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Definitions:

Cost Pools

Groups of individual costs combined to allocate costs more efficiently.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that assigns costs to products or services based on the activities they require, aiming for more accurate product costing.

Order Processing

The activities involved in receiving, handling, and fulfilling customer orders, from initial receipt through delivery.

Idle Capacity

The portion of a company's resources or assets that is underused or not producing income, often leading to inefficiencies and increased costs.