Sizzle Company Uses a Standard Cost System to Collect Costs

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Essay

Sizzle Company uses a standard cost system to collect costs related to the production of its "No-Stick" lawn chairs. The direct material for the chairs is teflon. Sizzle uses a standard direct material cost of $40.00 per chair (0.8 pounds of teflon × $50.00 per pound). During April, Sizzle purchased 2,100 pounds of teflon for $106,575. Sizzle used 1,750 pounds of this teflon in April to produce 1,800 lawn chairs.
Required:
Calculate Sizzle's materials price and materials quantity variances for April.

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Definitions:

PVGO

Present Value of Growth Opportunities; a model to estimate the portion of a company's stock price that is attributed to future growth opportunities.

Stock Price

The current price at which a particular stock can be bought or sold in the market, influenced by supply and demand, company performance, and market sentiment.

Forecast Earnings

An estimate of a company's future earnings per share over a specific period, often used by analysts to project future financial performance.

ROE

Return on Equity, a measure of the profitability of a business in relation to the equity, calculated as net income divided by shareholder's equity.