The Standards for Product K17 Call for 5

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Essay

The standards for product K17 call for 5.0 meters of a raw material that costs $19.10 per meter. Last month, 2,700 meters of the raw material were purchased for $51,435. The actual output of the month was 460 units of product K17. A total of 2,500 meters of the raw material were used to produce this output.
The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.
Required:
a. What is the materials price variance for the month?
b. What is the materials quantity variance for the month?

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Definitions:

Superiority

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