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Variances (Kaplan – Q271 OBC)

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  • August 18, 2025 at 5:04 pm #718830
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    Dear Sir. Could you please help me with this question. I am not able to understand the answer key given in the kit. Total material usage variance is the difference between Actual Usage and Standard Usage for Actual Production the whole x Standard Cost. Am I right? But I am not able to find the right answer.

    The Organic Bread Company (OBC) makes a range of breads for sale direct to the public. The
    production process begins with workers weighing out ingredients on electronic scales and
    then placing them in a machine for mixing. A worker then manually removes the dough from
    the machine and shapes it into loaves by hand, after which the bread is then placed into the
    oven for baking. All baked loaves are then inspected by OBC’s quality inspector before they
    are packaged up and made ready for sale. Any loaves which fail the inspection are donated
    to a local food bank. The standard cost card for OBC’s ‘Mixed Bloomer’, one of its most
    popular loaves, is as follows:

    White flour 450 grams at $1.80 per kg $0.81
    Wholegrain flour 150 grams at $2.20 per kg $0.33
    Yeast 10 grams at $20 per kg $0.20
    Total 610 grams $1.34

    Budgeted production of Mixed Bloomers was 1,000 units for the quarter, although actual
    production was only 950 units. The total actual quantities used and their actual costs were:

    kgs $ per kg
    White flour 408.5 1.90
    Wholegrain flour 152.0 2.10
    Yeast 10.0 20.00
    Total 570.5

    What is the total material usage variance for OBC for the last quarter?
    A $3.30 favourable
    B $20.90 favourable
    C $20.90 adverse
    D $34.20 favourable

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