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Variance analysis

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  • August 12, 2018 at 7:38 pm #467466
    myacca101
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    Question:
    The following information related to April production of product CK:
    Actual. Budget
    Units produced. 580. 600
    Input of material. 1566. 1500
    (kg)
    Cost of material $77517. $76500
    purchased &input
    What is material usage variance?

    Sir, please explain 5916(A) as answer to this question.

    August 13, 2018 at 5:24 am #467632
    John Moffat
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    The standard usage is1,500/600 = 2.5 kg per unit.

    For the actual production of 580 units, they should be using 580 x 2.5 = 1,450 kg

    Therefore the usage variance is 1,566 – 1,450 = 116 kg, which is costed out at the standard cost per kg of $76,500/1,500 = $51.

    115 x $51 = 5,916

    This is all explained in my free lectures on variances. The lectures are a complete free course for Paper F2 and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.

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