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Gazelle Company has the following materials standards have been established for

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Question

Gazelle Company has the following materials standards have been established for a particular product:

Standard quantity per unit of output

2.5

meters

Standard price

$ 20.00

per meter


The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:

Actual materials purchased

4,000

meters

Actual cost of materials purchased

$        120,000

Actual materials used in production

3,750

meters

Actual output

4,100

units

What is the materials quantity variance for the month?

You must enter your answer in the following format: $xxx,xxx F for a favorable variance (1 space between the number and the indicator) or   

$xxx,xxx U for an unfavorable variance (1 space between the number and the indicator)



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Standard quantity per unit of output

2.5

meters

Standard price

$ 20.00

per meter

Explanation / Answer

MATERIAL QUANTITY VARIENCE FOR THE MONTH

= ( STANDARD QUANTITY - ACTUAL QUANTITY) * STANDARD PRICE

= (10250-3750)*20

=6500 * 20

=$130,000 F