Dirickson Inc has provided the following data concerning one

Dirickson Inc. has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. Variable manufacturing overhead is applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours Inputs Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Standard Quantity or Hours per Unit of Output 7.6 ounces 0.10 hours 0.10 hours Standard Price or Rate $ 9.40 per ounce $18.00 per hour $ 5.30 per hour The company has reported the following actual results for the product for July: Actual output Raw materials purchased Actual cost of raw materials purchased Raw materials used in production Actual direct labor-hours Actual direct labor cost Actual variable overhead cost 7,600 units 63,000 ounces $541,800 57,750 ounces 820 hours $16,072 $4,592 The raw materials price variance for the month is closest to

Solution

Given data:

Actual quantity =63000

standard cost per unit = 9.40

Actual cost = 541800

REQUIRED:

Material price variance

SOLUTION :

Material price variance = Standarad cost per unit * Actual quanlity -Actual cost  

= 9.40$ * 63000 - 541800

= 592200-541800

= 50.400$

HENCE OPTION B ($50.400F) IS CORRECT