Exercise $10-1($Algo$)$ Direct Materials Variances $[$LO$10-1]$

Bandar Industries manufactures sporting equipment. One of the company$$s products is a football helmet that requires special plastic. During the quarter ending June $30,$ the company manufactured $3,500$ helmets, using $2,065$ kilograms of plastic. The plastic cost the company $$15,694.$

According to the standard cost card, each helmet should require $0\mathrm{.}50$ kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $$8\mathrm{.}00$ per kilogram.

Required:

What is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic $($SQ$)$ that is allowed to make $3,500$ helmets?

What is the standard materials cost allowed $($SQ $\backslash$times SP$)$ to make $3,500$ helmets?

What is the materials spending variance?

What is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?