Epley Corporation Makes a Product with the Following Standard Costs

question 143

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 price variance for July is:

• A)$3,465 U
• B)$3,900 F
• C)$3,465 F
• D)$3,900 U

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Definitions:

APC

Average Propensity to Consume, which is the fraction of income that a person or population spends rather than saving.

APS

The Average Propensity to Save, which is the proportion of total income that is saved rather than spent on consumption.

APC

It stands for Average Propensity to Consume, indicating the fraction of income that is spent on consumption rather than savings.

APS

Average Propensity to Save, which is the fraction of income that is saved rather than spent on consumption, calculated as savings divided by disposable income.