PP Ltd operates a standard absorption costing system. The following information has been extracted from the standard

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PP Ltd operates a standard absorption costing system. The following information has been extracted from the standard cost card for one of its products: 

Budgeted production ......................................................................................... 1500 units 

Direct material cost: 7 kg x £4.10 ..................................................................... £28.70 per unit 

Actual results for the period were as follows: 

Production ..........................................................................................................  1600 units 

Direct material (purchased and used): 12 000 kg  ........................................  £52 200 

It has subsequently been noted that due to a change in economic conditions the best price that the material could have been purchased for was £4.50 per kg during the period. 


Required 

1. Calculate the material price planning variance. 

2. Calculate the operational material usage variance.

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Management And Cost Accounting

ISBN: 9781292232669

7th Edition

Authors: Alnoor Bhimani, Srikant M. Datar, Charles T. Horngren, Madhav V. Rajan

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