Whispering Winds Company budgeted the following cost standards for the current year: Direct materials (2 kg of plastic at $5.00 per kilogram) Direct labour (2 hours at $12 per hour) Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead Total standard cost per unit Actual costs for producing 2,650 units were as follows: Direct materials used Direct materials purchased (6,570 kg) Direct labour (6,850 hours) Variable manufacturing costs Fixed manufacturing costs 6,000 kg Materials price variance $ $32,193 $66,445 $32,300 $17,600 $10.00 24.00 11.65 6.50 $52.15 Calculate the materials price variance for materials purchased. (Round per unit calculations to 2 decimal places, eg. 1.25 and final answers to O decimal places, eg. 125)
Whispering Winds Company budgeted the following cost standards for the current year: Direct materials (2 kg of plastic at $5.00 per kilogram) Direct labour (2 hours at $12 per hour) Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead Total standard cost per unit Actual costs for producing 2,650 units were as follows: Direct materials used Direct materials purchased (6,570 kg) Direct labour (6,850 hours) Variable manufacturing costs Fixed manufacturing costs 6,000 kg Materials price variance $ $32,193 $66,445 $32,300 $17,600 $10.00 24.00 11.65 6.50 $52.15 Calculate the materials price variance for materials purchased. (Round per unit calculations to 2 decimal places, eg. 1.25 and final answers to O decimal places, eg. 125)
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Transcribed Image Text:Whispering Winds Company budgeted the following cost standards for the current year:
Direct materials (2 kg of plastic at $5.00 per kilogram)
Direct labour (2 hours at $12 per hour)
Variable manufacturing overhead
Fixed manufacturing overhead
Total standard cost per unit
Actual costs for producing 2,650 units were as follows:
Direct materials used
Direct materials purchased (6,570 kg)
Direct labour (6,850 hours)
Variable manufacturing costs
Fixed manufacturing costs
6,000 kg
Materials price variance $
$32,193
$66,445
$32,300
$17,600
$10.00
24.00
11.65
6.50
$52.15
Calculate the materials price variance for materials purchased. (Round per unit calculations to 2 decimal places, eg. 1.25 and final
answers to O decimal places, e.g. 125.)
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