Lucky Number 13, Inc. ran into some unfortunate luck, having their IT environment hacked by a foreign government.As a result of the hack, valuable information regarding direct material purchases and usage were stolen. A managerwas able to pull previous records and determined that 3,000 fewer pounds were used in the production of 50,000pairs of sweatpants last period than were purchased. Data also shows that the total direct material variance was$10,000 unfavorable. The direct material price variance was documented to be $150,000 favorable, which resultedfrom the actual cost per pound of direct material being $4.00 lower than the expected cost of $10.00 per pound.Additional documentation regarding the direct materials quantity variance could not be found. The number of poundsneeded to produce each pair of sweatpants isOA. 0.986000 PoundsOB. 0.946000 PoundsOC. 0.974000 PoundsOD. 0.394000 Pounds

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Lucky Number 13, Inc. ran into some unfortunate luck, having their IT environment hacked by a foreign government. As a result of the hack, valuable information regarding direct material purchases and usage were stolen. A manager was able to pull previous records and determined that 3,000 fewer pounds were used in the production of 50,000 pairs of sweatpants last period than were purchased. Data also shows that the total direct material variance was 510,000 unfavorable. The direct material price variance was documented to be $150,000 favorable, which resulted from the actual cost per pound of direct material being $4.00 lower than the expected cost of $10.00 per pound. Additional documentation regarding the direct materials quantity variance could not be found. The number of pounds needed to produce each pair of sweatpants is OA. 0.986000 Pounds OB. 0.946000 Pounds OC. 0.974000 Pounds OD. 0.394000 Pounds

Lucky Number 13, Inc. ran into some unfortunate luck, having their IT environment hacked by a foreign government. As a result of the hack, valuable information regarding direct material purchases and usage were stolen. A manager was able to pull previous records and determined that 3,000 fewer pounds were used in the production of 50,000 pairs of sweatpants last period than were purchased. Data also shows that the total direct material variance was 510,000 unfavorable. The direct material price variance was documented to be $150,000 favorable, which resulted from the actual cost per pound of direct material being $4.00 lower than the expected cost of $10.00 per pound. Additional documentation regarding the direct materials quantity variance could not be found. The number of pounds needed to produce each pair of sweatpants is OA. 0.986000 Pounds OB. 0.946000 Pounds OC. 0.974000 Pounds OD. 0.394000 Pounds

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