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Dear Tutor,
I have a question regarding the material yield variance. The question is from the BPP Kit
A mix of three materials into a process produces one litre of a finished product, with some loss of input in the process. Standard material costs are as follows per litre of output.
Material $
X 0.3 litres at $2 per litre 0.60
Y 0.6 litres at $3 per litre 1.80
Z 0.3 litres at $1 per litre 0.30
2.70
During a control period, 5,000 litres of output were produced. These used 1,400 litres of Material X; 3,100
litres of Material Y; and 1,250 litres of Material Z.
What is the materials yield variance?
A $412.50 (A)
B $150 (F)
C $469 (F)
D $562.50 (F)
Solution:
5,750 litres of input should produce (× 100/120) 4,791.67
They did produce 5,000.00
Yield variance in litres of output 208.33 (F)
Standard material cost per litre of output $2.70
Yield variance in $ $562.50 (F)
Could you please help me how to calculate the loss (100/120).
Thank you.
From the cost card, they are putting in a total of 1.2 litres of material to end up with 1 litre of output.
Therefore since the actually put in 5,750 litres of material, then should have ended up with 1/1.2 x 5,750 = 4791.67 litres of output.
Thank you very much for your help.
You are welcome 🙂
