11. The principle ofexceptions allows managers to focus on correcting variancesbetween standard costs and actual costs variable...
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11. The principle ofexceptions allows managers to focus on correcting variancesbetween
- standard costs and actual costs
- variable costs and actual costs
- competitor’s costs and actual costs
- competitor’s costs and standard costs
12. Myers Corporationhas the following data related to direct materials costs forNovember: actual costs for 5,000 pounds of material at $4.50? andstandard costs for 4,800 pounds of material at $5.10 per pound.
What is the directmaterials quantity variance?
a.$1,020favorable
b.$1,020unfavorable
c. $900 favorable
d.$900unfavorable
13. The standardcosts and actual costs for direct labor in the manufacture of 2,500units of product are as follows:
StandardCosts | |
Direct labor | 7,500 hours @ $11.80 |
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ActualCosts | |
Direct labor | 7,400 hours @ $11.40 |
The direct labor timevariance is
a. $1,180favorable
b. $1,140unfavorable
c.$1,180 unfavorable
d.$1,140 favorable
The following datarelate to direct materials costs for February:
Materials cost peryard: standard, $2.00? actual, $2.10
Standard yards perunit: standard, 4.5 yards; actual, 4.75 yards
Units of production:9,500
14. Calculate thetotal direct materials cost variance.
a. $9,262.50unfavorable
b. $9,262.50favorable
c. $3,780.00unfavorable
d. $3,562.50favorable
15. The formula tocompute the direct materials price variance is to calculate thedifference between
a. Actual costs –(Actual quantity × Standard price)
b. Actual cost +Standard costs
c. Actual cost –Standard costs
d. (Actual quantity ×Standard price) – Standard costs