Epley Corporation Makes a Product with the Following Standard Costs

question 161

Multiple Choice

Epley Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: In July the company produced 3, 300 units using 12, 240 pounds of the direct material and 2, 760 direct labor-hours.During the month, the company purchased 13, 000 pounds of the direct material at a cost of $35, 100.The actual direct labor cost was $51, 612 and the actual variable overhead cost was $20, 148. 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 July is:

• A)$2, 070 F
• B)$2, 070 U
• C)$1, 863 F
• D)$1, 863 U

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