Direct materials rate, efficiency, mix, and yield variances. Greenwood Inc. manufactures apple products such as apple jelly
Question:
Direct materials rate, efficiency, mix, and yield variances. Greenwood Inc. manufactures apple products such as apple jelly and applesauce. It makes applesauce by blending Tolman, Golden Delicious, and Ribston apples. Budgeted costs to produce 100,000 kilograms of applesauce in November 2013 are as follows:
45,000 kilograms of Tolman apples at $0.32 per kilogram.......$14,400
180,000 kilograms of Golden Delicious apples at $0.28 per kilogram...50,400
75,000 kilograms of Ribston apples at $0.24 per kilogram........18,000
Actual costs in November 2013 are
62,000 kilograms of Tolman apples at $0.30 per kilogram ...... $18,600
155,000 kilograms of Golden Delicious apples at $0.28 per kilogram....43,400
93,000 kilograms of Ribston apples at $0.22 per kilogram.........20,460
REQUIRED
1. Calculate the total direct materials price and efficiency variances for November 2013.
2. Calculate the total direct materials mix and yield variances for November 2013.
3. Comment on your results in requirements 1 and 2.
Step by Step Answer:
Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis
ISBN: 978-0133392883
6th Canadian edition
Authors: Horngren, Srikant Datar, George Foster, Madhav Rajan, Christ