Uniliver Pty Ltd makes environmentally friendly soap using three basic ingredients. The standard cost card for one batch of soap for the month of September was as follows Material               Kilograms.              Price per kilogram (R) Lye                         0.25                        10 coconut oil            0.60                        4 shea butter           0.50                         3 The budget for production and sales in September was 120 000 batches. Actual production and sales were 136 000 batches. The actual ingredients used were as follows Material                                           Kilograms       Lye                                                    34 080.      Coconut oil                                      83 232 Shea butter                                      64 200 Calculate the total material mix variance and the total material yield variance for September.

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Uniliver Pty Ltd makes environmentally friendly soap using three basic ingredients. The standard cost card for one batch of soap for the month of September was as follows

Material               Kilograms.              Price per kilogram (R)

Lye                         0.25                        10
coconut oil            0.60                        4
shea butter           0.50                         3


The budget for production and sales in September was 120 000 batches. Actual production and sales were 136 000 batches. The actual ingredients used were as follows

Material                                           Kilograms      
Lye                                                    34 080.     
Coconut oil                                      83 232
Shea butter                                      64 200

Calculate the total material mix variance and the total material yield variance for September.

 

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