The cost accountant for Blue pharmaceuticals has informed you that the company’s
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The cost accountant for Blue pharmaceuticals has informed you that the company’s materials quantity variance for the drug allegro was exactly equal to its materials price variance for the year. The company’s normal level of production is 50 batches of Allegro per year. However, due to uncertainties regarding foundation funding, it produced only 25 batches during the current year. Other cost information regarding allegro’s direct materials is as follows:Standard price par gram of material……………………………………………… $60
Actual kilograms purchased and used during the year…………………………. 100kg
Actual cost of materials purchased during the period………………………….... $6,000,000
Number of grams per kilogram…………………………………………………..… 1,000grams
a. Compute blue’s materials price variance.
b. Compute the standard quantity of materials allowed per batch of allegro produced.
c. Why would you not expect blue to have a large materials quantity variance?
Explanation / Answer
a. Compute blue’s materials price variance.
materials price variance.= AQ(SP-AP)
=100,000grams (60 -60) = $ 0
ANSWER== $ 0
b. Compute the standard quantity of materials allowed per batch of allegro produced.
MATERIAL PRICE VARIANCE EQUALS TO ITS MATERIAL QUANTITY VARIANCE. BOTH VARIANCE MUST EQUAL ZERO
HENCE the standard quantity of materials allowed per batch of allegro -MUST EQUAL 4000 GRAMS-USED
c. Why would you not expect blue to have a large materials quantity variance?
THE MATERIA LUSAGE IN PHARMACY INDUSTRY -IS MORE PRICISE AND ACCURATE
HENCE ------THERE IS -------not expect blue to have a large materials quantity variance
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