Synthetic Manufacturing Co. manufactures the product Syntex, which requires three raw materials. Production is in batches of

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Synthetic Manufacturing Co. manufactures the product Syntex, which requires three raw materials. Production is in batches of 2,500 pounds of materials. Any waste is thrown away. The firm uses standard costs as a control device. Its standard costs for materials are as follows:
Synthetic Manufacturing Co. manufactures the product Syntex, which requires three

During the month of July 2016, 25,000 pounds of Syntex were produced. There was no beginning or ending inventory of work in process. The materials actually used during July are listed below:
Material Quantity Total Cost
Plastic base.............22,100 lb.................$14,144
Tint........................1,150 lb......................230
Hardener..................2,050 lb...................1,353
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1. Compute the total variance between the actual cost of the materials used during July and the standard cost of the materials. Also compute the total variance for each type of material.
2. Analyze the variances for each type of material for the month.
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Which raw materials were obtained at lower-than-standard unit costs?

Ending Inventory
The ending inventory is the amount of inventory that a business is required to present on its balance sheet. It can be calculated using the ending inventory formula                Ending Inventory Formula =...
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College Accounting Chapters 1-30

ISBN: 978-0077862398

14th edition

Authors: John Price, M. David Haddock, Michael Farina

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