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