June’s direct material price variance is

ACCOUNTING

Multiple Choice

Robb Industries Inc. (RII) developed standard costs for direct material and direct labor. In 2004, RII estimated the following standard costs for one of their major products, the 10-gallon plastic container.

Budgeted quantity Budgeted price

Direct materials 0.10 pounds $30 per pound

Direct labor 0.05 hours $15 per hour



During June RII produced and sold 5,000 containers using 490 pounds of direct materials at an average cost per pound of $32 and 250 direct manufacturing labor-hours at an average wage of $15.25 per hour.


June’s direct material price variance is

a. $980 unfavorable

b. $300 favorable

c. $680 favorable

d. none of the above

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