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RSRaj Shekhar1y ago
Bogh Co manufactures wooden picture frames. The company’s information system produces an operating statement, and on the basis of the variances calculated, managers are assessed and bonuses paid. The standard material cost for each picture frame is $8. This is made up: Wood 0.5 kg @ $10 per kg $5 Glass 0.25 kg @ $12 per kg $3 In July, Bogh manufactured 300 picture frames, and purchased: Wood 170 kg $2,040 Glass 70 kg $860 Required: (a) Using the information above, calculate (to the nearest whole number): The total materials usage variance and state if it is adverse or favourable: I normally calculate material usage variance by using this following formula: Actual units*standard usage XXXX -Actual usage (XXXX) Variance in kg -X/X standard cost per kg $X Variance in $ (Standard cost per kg*Variance in kg By applying this formula, I get an answer different from that which is given in the kaplan kit: Wood Glass Aq × Ap = 170 × 12 Aq × Ap = 70 × 12.29 = 2,040 = 860 = 2,900 (i) Price = $360A Wood Glass Aq × Sp = 170 × 10 Aq × Sq = 70 × 12 = 1,700 = 840 = 2,540 (ii) Usage = $140A Wood Glass Sq × Sp = 300 × 0.5 × 10 Sq × Sp = 300 × 0.25 × 12 = 1,500 = 900 = 2,400 Is it not possible to identify the cost per kg and get the same answer?
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor1y ago#1
No, there is no choice but to look at each material separately. (Why did you waste time calculating the price variance when it wasn't asked for? :-) )
RSRaj Shekhar1y ago#2
All right. I will keep that mind. I didn't calculate price variance for this question. The long workings given above is from the kaplan exam kit book. They have given workings for price variance because another part of this question (I have not mentioned it here) also asks for price variance as well. My usual method of calculating usage is the following method: Actual units*standard usage XXXX -Actual usage (XXXX) Variance in kg -X/X standard cost per kg $X But this method fails to give the correct answer for this question.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor1y ago#3
But surely that is what has been done in the printed answer that you have copied out?
RSRaj Shekhar1y ago#4
Wood Glass Aq × Ap = 170 × 12 Aq × Ap = 70 × 12.29 = 2,040 = 860 = 2,900 (i) Price = $360A Wood Glass Aq × Sp = 170 × 10 Aq × Sq = 70 × 12 = 1,700 = 840 = 2,540 (ii) Usage = $140A Wood Glass Sq × Sp = 300 × 0.5 × 10 Sq × Sp = 300 × 0.25 × 12 = 1,500 = 900 = 2,400 Yes, this is what has been given as an answer in the kaplan Book. The question is actually an MTQ from section B of Kaplan KIT. Apart from finding the usage and price variance, it asks a few more other question which I have not posted here as I had doubt with question on usage variance only.
RSRaj Shekhar1y ago#5
Question 3: I'm writing the question in short in my own words. The company estimates to get an incremental revenue of 1 mil as a result of investing in a machine. If it does not undertake the project, the revenue from current machine would increase by $0.2. the question ask to calculate the incremental revenue from the project, what figure would be included in the answer. My own answer to this question was 1mil+0.2 = $1200000. The correct answer on study hub is the difference between the two, which is $800000 Could you please explain the logic behind the correct answer?
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor1y ago#6
Please do start a new thread when asking a different topic :-) If they do not do the project then the current revenue will increase by 200,000. If they do the project then the current revenue will increase by 1,000,000. Therefore doing the project gives 800,000 more than not doing the project.
RSRaj Shekhar1y ago#7
Thank you! Understood. I'll remember to start a new thread for new topics.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor1y ago#8
You are welcome.
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