Question: please solve it in 30 mins I will thumb you up please fast I have 30 mins just Popcorn Ltd uses a batch production method

please solve it in 30 mins I will thumb you up please fast I have 30 mins just
Popcorn Ltd uses a batch production method to produce its single product by combining two materials Corn and Salt. The company has budgeted for a material mix ratio of 90:10 for Corn and Salk respectively. The following information relates to each batch: Direct material input 200kg Material Corn standard price 1.50 per kg Salt standard price 3.00 per kg Actual results for month 10 were as follows: Output 1,890kg of popcorn Corn 1,140kg at a total price of 1,610 Salt 860kg at a total price of 2,780 (a) Calculate, for month 10 , the following variances: (i) material price for each material (ii) material usage for each material (iii) total material variance (12 marks) (b) Provide plausible reasons for material usage and material price variance. (6 marks) (c) Explain the usefulness of flexible budgeting. (2 marks) (Total 20 marks)
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