Exercise 17-24 (Algo) Variable Cost Variances: Materials Purchased and Materials Used Are Not Equal (LO 17-2) The cost analyst for Sheffer Systems collected the following data concerning direct materials: Actual production Direct materials purchased (actual) Standard cost of materials purchased Standard direct materials costs per unit produced Standard price times actual amount of materials used. Direct Materials variance 37,100 units Efficiency variance Total direct materials cost variance $ 718,500 723,300 17 Required: Compute the direct materials cost variances. Note: Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, or "U" for unfavorable. If there is no effect, do not select either option. 648,200

Exercise 17-24 (Algo) Variable Cost Variances: Materials Purchased and Materials Used Are Not Equal (LO 17-2) The cost analyst for Sheffer Systems collected the following data concerning direct materials: Actual production Direct materials purchased (actual) Standard cost of materials purchased Standard direct materials costs per unit produced Standard price times actual amount of materials used. Direct Materials variance 37,100 units Efficiency variance Total direct materials cost variance $ 718,500 723,300 17 Required: Compute the direct materials cost variances. Note: Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, or "U" for unfavorable. If there is no effect, do not select either option. 648,200

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