Harmon Household Products, Inc., manufactures a number of consumer items for gen

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Harmon Household Products, Inc., manufactures a number of consumer items for general household use. One of these products, a chopping board, requires an expensive hardwood. During a recent month, the company manufactured 3,400 chopping boards using 2,482 board feet of hardwood. The hardwood cost the company $16,381.

     The company’s standards for one chopping board are 0.64 board feet of hardwood, at a cost of $7.00 per board foot.

According to the standards, what cost for wood should have been incurred to make 3,400 chopping blocks? How much greater or less is this than the cost that was incurred?

Break down the difference computed in (1) above into a materials price variance and a materials quantity variance.(Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)

Please help with number 2 only. I got the wrong answer and i can't figure it out.

Harmon Household Products, Inc., manufactures a number of consumer items for general household use. One of these products, a chopping board, requires an expensive hardwood. During a recent month, the company manufactured 3,400 chopping boards using 2,482 board feet of hardwood. The hardwood cost the company $16,381.

Explanation / Answer

Standard Cost and Input Calculation Qty Produced Input per unit Standard Input Required a b a*b 3400 0.64 2176 Actual Input Used = 2482 feet Material quantity Variance = (Std Qty - Actual Qty) * Std Price per unit = (2176 - 2482) * $7 = $2142 (U) Material Price Variance = (Standard Price - Actual Price) * Actual Qty = Std Price * Actual Qty - Actual Price * Actual Qty = $7 * 2482 - $16381 = $17374 - $16381 = $993 (F)

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