EBK FINANCIAL & MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
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Chapter 22, Problem 4DQ
The materials cost variance report for Nickols Inc. indicates a large favorable materials price variance and a significant unfavorable materials quantity variance. What might have caused these offsetting variances?
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Louisa Pharmaceutical Company is a maker of drugs for high blood pressure and uses a process costing system. The following information pertains to the final department of Goodheart's blockbuster drug called Mintia.
Beginning work-in-process (40% completed)
1,025
units
Transferred-in
4,900
units
Normal spoilage
445
units
Abnormal spoilage
245
units
Good units transferred out
4,500
units
Ending work-in-process (1/3 completed)
735
units
Conversion costs in beginning inventory
$ 3,250
Current conversion costs
$ 7,800
Louisa calculates separate costs of spoilage by computing both normal and abnormal spoiled units. Normal spoilage costs are reallocated to good units and abnormal spoilage costs are charged as a loss. The units of Mintia that are spoiled are the result of defects not discovered before inspection of finished units. Materials are added at the beginning of the process. Using the weighted-average method, answer the following question:
What are the…
Chapter 22 Solutions
EBK FINANCIAL & MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
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