Materials Variances

Assume that Pearle Vision uses standard costs to control the materials in its made-to-order sun-

glasses. The standards call for 2 ounces of material for each pair of lenses. The standard cost per ounce

of material is $16. During July, the Santa Clara location produced 5,200 pairs of sunglasses and used

9,700 ounces of materials. The cost of the materials during July was $16.75 per ounce, and there were

no beginning or ending inventories.

Required

a. Determine the flexible budget materials cost for the completion of the 5,200 pairs of glasses.

b. Determine the actual materials cost incurred for the completion of the 5,200 pairs of glasses and

compute the total materials variance.

c. How much of the total variance was related to the price paid to purchase the materials?

d. How much of the difference between the answers to requirements (a) and (b) was related to the

quantity of materials used?