Stench Foods Corporation Uses a Standard Cost System to Collect

question 116

Multiple Choice

Stench Foods Corporation uses a standard cost system to collect costs related to the production of its garlic flavored yogurt. The garlic (materials) standards for each container of yogurt produced are 0.8 ounces of crushed garlic at a standard cost of $2.30 per ounce.
During the month of June, Stench purchased 75,000 ounces of crushed garlic at a total cost of $171,000. Stench used 64,000 of these ounces to produce 71,500 containers of yogurt.
The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.


-What is Stench's materials quantity variance for June?

• A)$1,500 Favorable
• B)$15,640 Unfavorable
• C)$17,250 Favorable
• D)$23,800 Favorable

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