Peterson Foods manufactures pumpkin scones. For January 2013, it budgeted to purchase and use 16,000 kilograms of

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Peterson Foods manufactures pumpkin scones. For January 2013, it budgeted to purchase and use 16,000 kilograms of pumpkin at $1.11 per kilogram; budgeted output was 60,000 scones. Actual purchases and use for January 2013 was 17,000 kilograms at 0.99 per kilogram; actual output was 60,800 scones.

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1. Calculate the flexible-budget variance.

2. Calculate the price and efficiency variances

3. Comment on the results in requirements 1 and 2.

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Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis

ISBN: 978-0133392883

6th Canadian edition

Authors: Horngren, Srikant Datar, George Foster, Madhav Rajan, Christ

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