Question

Wexell Framing's cost formula for its supplies cost is $1,230 per month plus $10 per frame. For the month of October, the company planned for activity of 592 frames, but the actual level of activity was 597 frames. The actual supplies cost for the month was $7,050. The activity variance for supplies cost in October would be closest to:

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is $50 (unfavorable).

Explanation:

According to the scenario, computation of the given data are as follow:-

Planning supply activity cost = (592 × $10) +$1230

= $7,150  

Actual supply activity cost = (597 × $10) + $1230

= $7,200

We can calculate the activity variance for supply cost by using following formula:-

Activity variance for supplies cost = Actual activity cost – Planning activity cost  

= $7,200 - $7,150

= $50  ( positive shows unfavorable)