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Variance Company produces Chemical Y. It budgeted to produce 10,000 gallons of C

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Question

Variance Company produces Chemical Y. It budgeted to produce 10,000 gallons of Chemical Y in fiscal year 2006. It actually produced 11,000 gallons. The production process for Chemical Y has two principal ingredients, Mystery Material M and labor. To produce 1 gallon of Chemical Y under budget requires 10 gallons of Mystery Material M @ $3/gallon and .5 labor hours @$20/labor hour. During 2006, it spent $346,500 to purchase 99,000 gallons of Mystery Material M that Variance Company used in production. Its actual total labor costs were $115,000 and it used 5,000 hours of labor.

1. What was the volume variance for mystery material M for the year 2006?

A) $33,000 B) $49,500 C) $30,000 D) $10,000

2. What was the usage variance for mystery material M for the year 2006?

A) $49,500 B) $33,000 C) $16,500 D) $30,000

Please answer and explain why

Explanation / Answer

Answer is A

volume variance for mystery material M

( Budgeted unit quantity consumed-Actual unit quantity consumed ) x Budgeted cost per unit

(110000-99000)*3

33000

actual quantity consumed

99000

budgetd material consumed at actual level of activity

11000*10

110000

budgeted cost per material

3

Answer is B

Material usuage variance

standard price*(standard quantity at actual output-actual quantity)

3*(110000-99000)

33000

standard price

3

actual quantity consumed

99000

budgetd material consumed at actual level of activity

11000*10

110000

Answer is A

volume variance for mystery material M

( Budgeted unit quantity consumed-Actual unit quantity consumed ) x Budgeted cost per unit

(110000-99000)*3

33000

actual quantity consumed

99000

budgetd material consumed at actual level of activity

11000*10

110000

budgeted cost per material

3

Answer is B

Material usuage variance

standard price*(standard quantity at actual output-actual quantity)

3*(110000-99000)

33000

standard price

3

actual quantity consumed

99000

budgetd material consumed at actual level of activity

11000*10

110000