Come Home, Inc. is a manufacturer that uses the following standards to produce a single unit of output of their product:     Standard input per unit of output Standard price/rate per unit of input Direct materials 5 grams (g) $2.90 per g Direct labor 1.25 DL hours $14.00 per DL hour Variable Factory OH 1.25 DL hours $0.40 per DL hour Fixed Factory OH 1.25 DL hours $1.10 per DL hour   During the past month, the company purchased and used 61,000 grams of direct materials at a total cost of $180,000 to produce 12,700 units of output. Direct labor costs for the month totaled $229,750 based on 17,145 direct labor hours worked.  Variable factory overhead costs incurred totaled $6,890 and fixed factory overhead incurred was $18,900. Based on this information, the direct materials quantity variance for the month was:   a. $7,250U   b. $3,100U   c. $3,100F   d. $7,250F   e. $4,150F

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Come Home, Inc. is a manufacturer that uses the following standards to produce a single unit of output of their product:

 

 

Standard input per unit of output

Standard price/rate per unit of input

Direct materials

5 grams (g)

$2.90 per g

Direct labor

1.25 DL hours

$14.00 per DL hour

Variable Factory OH

1.25 DL hours

$0.40 per DL hour

Fixed Factory OH

1.25 DL hours

$1.10 per DL hour

 

During the past month, the company purchased and used 61,000 grams of direct materials at a total cost of $180,000 to produce 12,700 units of output. Direct labor costs for the month totaled $229,750 based on 17,145 direct labor hours worked.  Variable factory overhead costs incurred totaled $6,890 and fixed factory overhead incurred was $18,900. Based on this information, the direct materials quantity variance for the month was:

  a.

$7,250U

  b.

$3,100U

  c.

$3,100F

  d.

$7,250F

  e.

$4,150F

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