A. Cardinal Company has finished goods inventory of 55,000 units on January 1st Its projected sales for the next four months are: January, 200,000 units; February, 180,000 units; March, 210,000 units; and April, 230,000 units. Cardinal Company wishes to maintain a desired ending finished goods inventory of 20% of the following month's sales. The budgeted units of inventory for March 31 a.would be 36,000 units b.cannot be determined from the data given c.would be 46,000 units d.would be 42,000 units B. The standard costs and actual costs for direct materials for the manufacture of 2,390 actual units of product are as follows: Standard Costs Direct materials 2,390 kilograms at $8.90 Actual Costs Direct materials 2,500 kilograms at $8.40 The direct materials quantity variance is a.$783 unfavorable b.$783 favorable c.$979 unfavorable d.$979 favorable

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A. Cardinal Company has finished goods inventory of 55,000 units on January 1st Its projected sales for the next four months are: January, 200,000 units; February, 180,000 units; March, 210,000 units; and April, 230,000 units. Cardinal Company wishes to maintain a desired ending finished goods inventory of 20% of the following month's sales.

The budgeted units of inventory for March 31

a.would be 36,000 units
b.cannot be determined from the data given
c.would be 46,000 units
d.would be 42,000 units

B. The standard costs and actual costs for direct materials for the manufacture of 2,390 actual units of product are as follows:

Standard Costs
Direct materials 2,390 kilograms at $8.90

Actual Costs
Direct materials 2,500 kilograms at $8.40

The direct materials quantity variance is

a.$783 unfavorable
b.$783 favorable
c.$979 unfavorable
d.$979 favorable
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