A Company Makes a Product Using Two Materials,one of Which

question 40

Multiple Choice

A company makes a product using two materials,one of which is interchangeable with a third material.The standards for producing one 200-pound batch are presented below.The last 200-pound batch was produced using 140 pounds of M and 90 pounds of O.The price of M was $0.03 per pound and the actual price of O was $0.10. What is the materials yield variance?

• A)$1.12.
• B)$1.68.
• C)$3.00.
• D)$1.32.

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