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In all of the exercises involving variances, use “F” and “U” to designate favorable and...

In all of the exercises involving variances, use “F” and “U” to designate favorable and unfavorable variances, respectively.

Computing materials variances

D-List Calendar Co. specializes in manufacturing calendars that depict obscure comedians. The company uses a standard cost system to control its costs. During one month of operations, the direct materials costs and the quantities of paper used showed the following:

Actual purchase price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.175 per page

Standard quantity allowed for production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170,000 pages

Actual quantity purchased during month. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,000 pages

Actual quantity used during month. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185,000 pages

Standard price per page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.17 per page

Calculate the following variances:

1. Total cost of purchases for the month

2. Materials price variance

3. Materials quantity variance

4. Net materials variance

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