Guillermo's Oil and Lube Company is a service company that offers oil changes and lubrication for automobiles and light trucks. On average, Guillermo has found that a typical oil change takes 20 minutes and 6.4 quarts of oil are used. In June, Guillermo's Oil and Lube had 920 oil changes. Guillermo's Oil and Lube Company provided the following information for the production of oil changes during the month of June: Actual number of oil changes performed: 920 Actual number of quarts of oil used: 6,800 quarts Actual price paid per quart of oil: $5.30 Standard price per quart of oil: $5.20 Required: 1. Calculate the direct materials price variance (MPV) and the direct materials usage variance (MUV) for June using the formula approach. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. MPV $_______ Unfavorable MUV $______ Unfavorable 2. Calculate the total direct materials variance for oil for June. If required, round your answer to the nearest cent. $__________ Unfavorable   3. What if the actual number of quarts of oil purchased in June had been 6,730 quarts, and the materials price variance was calculated at the time of purchase? If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. What would be the materials price variance (MPV)? $_______ Unfavorable What would be the materials usage variance (MUV)? $_______ Unfavorable

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Guillermo's Oil and Lube Company is a service company that offers oil changes and lubrication for automobiles and light trucks. On average, Guillermo has found that a typical oil change takes 20 minutes and 6.4 quarts of oil are used. In June, Guillermo's Oil and Lube had 920 oil changes.

Guillermo's Oil and Lube Company provided the following information for the production of oil changes during the month of June:

Actual number of oil changes performed: 920
Actual number of quarts of oil used: 6,800 quarts
Actual price paid per quart of oil: $5.30
Standard price per quart of oil: $5.20

Required:

1. Calculate the direct materials price variance (MPV) and the direct materials usage variance (MUV) for June using the formula approach. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent.

MPV $_______ Unfavorable
MUV $______ Unfavorable

2. Calculate the total direct materials variance for oil for June. If required, round your answer to the nearest cent.

$__________ Unfavorable

 

3. What if the actual number of quarts of oil purchased in June had been 6,730 quarts, and the materials price variance was calculated at the time of purchase? If required, round your answers to the nearest cent.

What would be the materials price variance (MPV)?

$_______ Unfavorable

What would be the materials usage variance (MUV)?

$_______ Unfavorable 

 
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