Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Standard costing

Standard costing — practice question

Consult Source B2 in the insert.
(a(i))[3]

Calculate for the month of March the quantity of direct materials used (in kilos).

(a(ii))[3]

Calculate for the month of March the amount paid per kilo for the direct materials.

(a(iii))[2]

Calculate for the month of March the labour rate variance.

(a(iv))[2]

Calculate for the month of March the labour efficiency variance.

(a(v))[5]

Calculate for the month of March the actual profit.

(b)[6]

Prepare a statement that reconciles the profit of $\$476\,000$ from the flexed budget with the actual profit.

(c)[2]

Name two additional variances the directors could compute if they wanted further analysis of the change in the fixed overheads.

(d(i))[1]

Suggest one reason for the company's materials price variance.

(d(ii))[1]

Suggest one reason for the company's materials usage variance.

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