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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

10th Edition

ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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Can you show me how this is done? How do I know if it is favorable or unfavorable?

The standard cost of Product B includes 2 units of DM at $4 per unit. During June, 20,315 units of Dm were purchased and used at a cost of $3.6 per unit to produce 10000 units of Product B.

Compute the variance requested below and indicate whether the variance is favorable or unfavorable, by indicating U or F. Place the letter by the number, DO NOT add a space. Example, if the variance is 100 unfavorable, enter 100U (DO NOT PUT 100 U)

The Direct Materials Quantity variance is $

Selected Answer:	5,643
Correct Answer:	1,260 ± 2 (U)

Definition Definition System of assigning an estimated cost to the product (instead of the actual cost) so that the product cost can be determined well in advance and the pricing of the product can be done on time. Since the actual cost cannot be predicted at the initial stage of the production process, the estimated cost is recorded in the books. Any deviation of the estimated cost of the actual cost is adjusted in the books at the end of the period.

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