1) A worker at a manufacturing company is trying to determine the actual pounds of materials purchased for the month of May. The worker has found the following pieces of information that may be useful: the materials price variance for the month was $1,700 unfavorable and the materials usage variance was $400 favorable. The standard materials for the level of production in march was 2,050 lbs. while the actual pounds used were 1,850 lbs. at an actual price of $3 per pound

determine the actual pounds of material purchased during May.

2) Justin had an unfavorable materials usage variance of $7,500 in October. The standard price per gallon of material is $5 per gallon and the standard for the October production was 22,500 gallons. Actual usage was 24,000 gallons in October. The standard for materials is 2.5 gallons per unit.

How many units were produced in October?

3) Factoring workers worked a total of 12,000 direct labor hours to produce 36,000 units. The standard for producing one unit is 15 minutes at a wage rate of $10.70. If the direct labor rate variance is $2,400 favorable, what was the actual wage rate per hour?