Answer:
Instructions are below.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Production= 3,260 bookshelves using 22,260 board feet of wood costing $298,284.
The company's direct materials standards for one bookshelf are 8 board feet of wood at $13.30 per board foot.
<u>First, we need to calculate the direct material price and quantity variance, using the following formulas:</u>
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Direct material price variance= (standard price - actual price)*actual quantity
actual price= 298,284/22,260= $13.4
Direct material price variance= (13.3 - 13.4)*22,260
Direct material price variance= $2,226 unfavorable
Direct material quantity variance= (standard quantity - actual quantity)*standard price
standard quantity= 8*3,260= 26,080
Direct material quantity variance= (26,080 - 22,260)*13.3
Direct material quantity variance= $50,806 favorable
<u>Finally, we need to calculate which of the variations should be looked at:</u>
Price= (13.4/13.3)-1]*100= 0.75% is between the standards
Quantity= (22,260/26,080)-1]*100= 14.65% It should be studied further.