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Yield Variance

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • August 8, 2017 at 7:25 am #401017
    mjibola
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    JC Ltd mixes three materials to produce chemical SGR. The following extract from a standard cost card shows the materials to be used in producing 100kg of chemical SGR

    Material A = 50kg @ $10 per kg
    Material B = 40kg @ $5 per kg
    Material C = 20kg @ $9 per kg
    Total of 110kg

    In October 23,180kg of SGR were produced using the following materials

    A = 13,200kg
    B = 7,600kg
    C = 5,600kg
    Total of 26,400kg

    What is the total material yield variance?

    The answer got $7,216 and I don’t understand their approach.

    August 8, 2017 at 4:35 pm #401045
    John Moffat
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    There are several approaches you can use – but they all give the same answer.

    Have you tried the approach that I go through in my free lecture, which I find the easiest and most logical approach?

    Compare what they should have used for the actual production (i.e. 23,180 x 110/100 = 25,498kg), at standard mix and costed at standard cost, with the total of 26,400 kg that they did use, at standard mix and standard cost.

    August 8, 2017 at 7:12 pm #401065
    mjibola
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    Ha! I did actually use yours, but I was confused when I saw 100kg. Could you please explain why we’re dividing 110kg/100kg?

    I am thinking since we’re producing 100kg, which will use 110kg of all three materials, then surely, each kg of SGR to be produced must contain an average of 1.1kg (110kg/100kg) of all three materials.

    Is my understanding correct sir?

    August 9, 2017 at 7:13 am #401109
    John Moffat
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    Yes – your understanding is correct 🙂

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