Standard and actual costs for direct materials for the manufacture of 1,000 units of product were as follows: Actual costs 1,550 lbs. at $9.10
Standard costs 1,600 lbs. at $9.00
Determine the (a) quantity variance, (b) price variance, and (c) total direct materials cost variance. Enter favorable variances as negative numbers.
a. Quantity variance $
b. Price variance $
c. Total direct materials cost variance

Answer and Explanation:

The computation is shown below;

a.

Materials quantity variance is

= (Actual quantity used × Standard price) - (Standard quantity allowed × Standard Price)]

= (1550 × 9.00) - (1600 × 9.00)

= $(450.00)

= $450 favorable

b.

Direct materials price variance is  

Materials Price Variance = (Actual quantity purchased × Actual price) - (Actual quantity purchased × Standard price)

= (1550  × 9.10) - (1550 ×$9.00)

= $155

= $155 unfavorable

c.  

Total direct materials cost variance is

= Materials quantity variance + Direct materials price variance

= -$450 + $155

= -$295

= $295 Favorable