In July, a company expected that the cost of direct materials would amount to $24 for each unit of its product. Although the company had expected to produce 10,000 units during July, the company actually produced 11,500 units. The actual cost of direct materials per unit amounted to $19. What is the master (static) budget variance for direct materials? Indicate whether the variance is favorable or unfavorable. O $21.500 Favorable O $21,500 Unfavorable O $36,000 Favorable O $36,000 Unfavorable O None of the above
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.
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