Question

The actual cost of direct materials is $ 12.50 per pound. The standard cost per pound is $ 9.00. During the current​ period, 9 comma 800 pounds of direct materials were used in production and 18 comma 500 pounds were purchased. The standard quantity of direct materials for actual units produced is 16 comma 400 pounds. How much is the direct materials quantity​ variance?

Answer 1

$59,400 favorable

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the direct material quantity variance is shown below;

As we know that

Direct material quantity variance is

= Standard Price × (Standard Quantity - Actual Quantity)

= $9 × (16,400 pounds - 9,800 pounds)

= $9 × 6,600 pounds

= $59,400 favorable

The favorable variance indicates that the standard quantity is more than the actual quantity and the same is to be considered