Biery Corporation Makes a Product with the Following Standard Costs

question 34

Multiple Choice

Biery Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company produced 4, 100 units in April using 5, 380 liters of direct material and 2, 610 direct labor-hours.During the month, the company purchased 6, 000 liters of the direct material at $5.80 per liter.The actual direct labor rate was $19.80 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $2.90 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 April is:

• A)$290 F
• B)$290 U
• C)$300 F
• D)$300 U

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Definitions:

Goodwill

The intangible asset that arises when a company acquires another company for a price higher than the fair value of its net identifiable assets.

Share Issue Costs

The expenses associated with issuing new shares of stock, including legal, accounting, and underwriting fees.

Fair Value

The valuation expected from selling an asset or the outlay needed to reassign a liability in a coordinated market transaction as determined on the measurement date.

Future Cash Flows

Estimates of the amount of money that is expected to be generated or expended by a business in future periods from its operational activities.