Berends Corporation Makes a Product with the Following Standard Costs

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Multiple Choice

Berends Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in April. 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)$8,430 U
• B)$8,430 F
• C)$7,868 U
• D)$7,868 F

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Definitions:

Output

The amount of goods or services produced by a business, industry, or economy within a given period.

Perfectly Competitive Industry

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Economic Profit

The distinction between overall income and all expenses, encompassing both direct and assumed costs.

LRAC Curves

Long-Run Average Cost curves, which show the average cost per unit of output when all inputs, including capital, are variable, illustrating economies or diseconomies of scale.