Find material price variance
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Find material price variance
![The following standard costs were developed for one of the products of ELJAY Sdn Bhd
(ESB):
STANDARD COST PER UNIT
RM
12.00
Direct materials
3 feet @ RM4.00 per foot
5 hours @ RM8.00 per hour
5 hours @ RM4.00 per hour
5 hours @ RM6.00 per hour
Direct labor
40.00
Variable overhead
Fixed overhead
20.00
30.00
Total standard cost per unit
102.00
The following information is available regarding the company's operations for the period:
Units produced
Materials purchased
Materials used
40,000
240,000 feet at RM4.40 per foot
150,000 feet
220,000 hours at RM8.30 per hour
Direct labor
Overhead incurred:
Variable
Fixed
RM770,000
RM900,000
Budgeted fixed overhead for the period is RM960,000, and the standard fixed overhead rate is
based on the expected capacity of 160,000 direct labor hours.
REQUIRED:
(a) Compute the following variances. Indicate whether it is Favorable (F) or Unfavorable
(UF) variance.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fda869df5-01d2-4a6a-a946-415268979e8f%2F931f8bee-5c41-44c7-99b3-cf2f3fe67294%2Fad3n4hs_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The following standard costs were developed for one of the products of ELJAY Sdn Bhd
(ESB):
STANDARD COST PER UNIT
RM
12.00
Direct materials
3 feet @ RM4.00 per foot
5 hours @ RM8.00 per hour
5 hours @ RM4.00 per hour
5 hours @ RM6.00 per hour
Direct labor
40.00
Variable overhead
Fixed overhead
20.00
30.00
Total standard cost per unit
102.00
The following information is available regarding the company's operations for the period:
Units produced
Materials purchased
Materials used
40,000
240,000 feet at RM4.40 per foot
150,000 feet
220,000 hours at RM8.30 per hour
Direct labor
Overhead incurred:
Variable
Fixed
RM770,000
RM900,000
Budgeted fixed overhead for the period is RM960,000, and the standard fixed overhead rate is
based on the expected capacity of 160,000 direct labor hours.
REQUIRED:
(a) Compute the following variances. Indicate whether it is Favorable (F) or Unfavorable
(UF) variance.
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