Granoline SA manufactures cereal products such as multi-grain porridge and breakfast cereals. It makes multi-grain porridge by
Question:
Granoline SA manufactures cereal products such as multi-grain porridge and breakfast cereals. It makes multi-grain porridge by blending barley, wheat and rye. Budgeted costs to produce 100,000 kg of multi-grain porridge in November 2018 are as follows:
45,000 kg of barley at €0.30 per ................................................................. kg €13,500
180,000 kg of wheat at €0.26 per ................................................................. kg 46,800
75,000 kg of rye at €0.22 per ........................................................................ kg 16,500
Actual costs in November 2018 are:
62,000 kg of barley at €0.28 per ................................................................. kg €17,360
155,000 kg of wheat at €0.26 per ................................................................. kg 40,300
93,000 kg of rye at €0.20 per .......................................................................... kg 18,600
Required
1. Calculate the total direct materials price and efficiency variances for November 2018.
2. Calculate the total direct materials mix and yield variances for November 2018.
3. Comment on your results in requirements 1 and 2.
Step by Step Answer:
Management And Cost Accounting
ISBN: 9781292232669
7th Edition
Authors: Alnoor Bhimani, Srikant M. Datar, Charles T. Horngren, Madhav V. Rajan