Standard Direct Materials Cost per Unit from Variance Data The following data relating to direct materials cost for October of the current year are taken from the records of Good Clean Fun Inc., a manufacturer of organic toys: Quantity of direct materials used Actual unit price of direct materials Units of finished product manufactured Standard direct materials per unit of finished product 2 lb. Direct materials quantity variance-unfavorable $1,000 Direct materials price variance-unfavorable $1,500 Determine the standard direct materials cost per unit of finished product, assuming that there was no inventory of work in process at either the beginning or end of the month. If required, round your standard cost per unit answer to two decimal places. Product finished 1,400 units 20 X units units 10 per unit 3,000 lb. $5.50 per lb. 1,400 units Standard finished product for direct materials used Deficiency of finished product for materials used Standard cost for direct materials
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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