Calculate the material price and usage variance, and the material cost variance for the concrete work.
Calculate the material price and usage variance, and the material cost variance for the concrete work.
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Calculate the material price and usage variance, and the material cost
variance for the concrete work.
![You are working as the project manager in a construction company and is
currently working on the construction of a building. The company had just
completed the construction of the first floor of the building. The preliminary
estimate done by the quantity surveyor is as shown in Table 2 below.
Table 4: Preliminary estimate by Quantity Surveyor
6 days
130 m3
RM23,000
Duration
Concrete Quantity
Concrete Cost
Workers Quantity
Workers Cost
RM1000
The project director had queried the concrete work for the first floor and had
asked you to verify the material and cost variances for the construction of the
first floor of the building. Based on the data obtained from the site supervisor,
you have found out that the duration of the concreting for the first floor is 5 days.
You have also found that the quantity of concrete used for the first floor is
150m3, with the cost of RM25,000. On top of that, you have found that only 4
sub-workers were used during the construction, with the cost of RM850.
Prepare your answer to the project director by answering the following
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Transcribed Image Text:You are working as the project manager in a construction company and is
currently working on the construction of a building. The company had just
completed the construction of the first floor of the building. The preliminary
estimate done by the quantity surveyor is as shown in Table 2 below.
Table 4: Preliminary estimate by Quantity Surveyor
6 days
130 m3
RM23,000
Duration
Concrete Quantity
Concrete Cost
Workers Quantity
Workers Cost
RM1000
The project director had queried the concrete work for the first floor and had
asked you to verify the material and cost variances for the construction of the
first floor of the building. Based on the data obtained from the site supervisor,
you have found out that the duration of the concreting for the first floor is 5 days.
You have also found that the quantity of concrete used for the first floor is
150m3, with the cost of RM25,000. On top of that, you have found that only 4
sub-workers were used during the construction, with the cost of RM850.
Prepare your answer to the project director by answering the following
questions.
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