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Read the reguirements.

Requirement $1.$ Compute the direct materials price and efficiency variances

Let's begin by calculating the cost for the actual input at the budgeted price.

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Requirements

Compute the direct materials price and efficiency variances.

What factors can explain the variances identified in requirement $1?$ Could any other variances be affected?

Was switching suppliers a good idea for Groovy Bikes? Explain why or why not.

Should Michael Monachino's performance evaluation be based solely on price variances? Should the production manager's evaluation be based solely on efficiency variances? Why is it important for Katharine Stanley to understand the causes of a variance before she evaluates performance?

Other than performance evaluation, what reasons are there for calculating variances?

What future problems could result from Groovy Bikes' decision to buy a lower quality of titanium from the online marketplace?

Data table

Groovy Bikes established the following standards based upon the company's experience with their previous suppliers. The standards are as follows:

Cost of titanium

$$19$ per pound

Titanium used per bicycle

$8lbs.$

Actual results for the first month using the online supplier of titanium are as follows:

$\backslash$table$[[$Bicycles produced,$300],[$Titanium purchased,$5,400lb.$ for $$91,800$