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Defining the benefits of setting cost standards and calculating materials and labor variances Learning Objectives 2, 3
2. DM Eff. Var. $675 F
Murry, Inc. produced 1,000 units of the company's product in 2018. The standard quantity of direct materials was three yards of doth per unit at a
Requirements
1. What are the benefits of setting cost standards?
2. Calculate the direct materials cost variance and the direct materials efficiency variance as well as the direct labor cost and efficiency variances.
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