Company XYZ uses a single raw material in its production process. The standard price for a unit of material is $2.00. During the month the company purchased and used 600 units of this material at a price of $2.25 per unit. The standard quantity required per finished product is 2 units and during the month, the company produced 310 finished units. How much was the material quantity variance? A. $40 favorable. B. $45 unfavorable. C. $45 favorable. D. $40 unfavorable.
Variance Analysis
In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for the variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
Standard Costing
The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on the various expenses.
Company XYZ uses a single raw material in its production process. The standard price for a unit of material is $2.00. During the month the company purchased and used 600 units of this material at a price of $2.25 per unit. The standard quantity required per finished product is 2 units and during the month, the company produced 310 finished units. How much was the material quantity variance?
A. $40 favorable.
B. $45 unfavorable.
C. $45 favorable.
D. $40 unfavorable.
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