The following materials standards have been established for a particular product:
Standard quantity per unit of output 4.4 pounds
Standard price $13.20 per pound
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
Actual materials purchased 3600 grams
Actual cost of materials purchased $41940
Actual materials used in production 2900 grams
Actual output 550 units
The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.

(a) What is the materials price variance for the month?
(b) What is the materials quantity variance for the month?

Cadbury has a chocolate factory in dunedin, new zealand. for easter, it makes two kinds of “easter eggs”: milk chocolate and dark chocolate. it cycles between producing milk and dark chocolate eggs. the table below provides data on these two products. demand (lbs per hour) milk: 500 dark: 200 switchover time (minutes) milk: 60 dark: 30 production rate per hour milk: 800 dark: 800 for example, it takes 30 minutes to switch production from milk to dark chocolate. demand for milk chocolate is higher (500lbs per hour versus 200 lbs per hour), but the line produces them at the same rate (when operating): 800 lbs per hour. a : suppose cadbury produces 2,334lbs milk chocolate and 1,652 lbs of dark chocolate in each cycle. what would be the maximum inventory (lbs) of milk chocolate? b : how many lbs of milk and dark chocolate should be produced with each cycle so as to satisfy demand while minimizing inventory?