Waterway, Inc. makes high-quality swimsuits. During the year, the company produced 801 suits, using 966 yards of material, and the company purchased 860 yards of material for $4,751. The direct materials standard for the swimsuits allows 1.14 yards of material at a standard price of $6 per yard.Calculate Waterway’s direct materials quantity variance for the year. (If variance is zero, select "Not Applicable" and enter 0 for the amounts. Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 15.) Direct material quantity variance $ UnfavorableFavorableNot Applicable
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.
Waterway, Inc. makes high-quality swimsuits. During the year, the company produced 801 suits, using 966 yards of material, and the company purchased 860 yards of material for $4,751. The direct materials standard for the swimsuits allows 1.14 yards of material at a standard price of $6 per yard.
Calculate Waterway’s direct materials quantity variance for the year. (If variance is zero, select "Not Applicable" and enter 0 for the amounts. Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 15.)
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UnfavorableFavorableNot Applicable
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