Question

MC Qu. 17 Tower Company planned to produce 3,000 units... Tower Company planned to produce 3,000 units of its single product, Titactium, during November. The standards for one unit of Titactium specify six pounds of materials at $0.30 per pound. Actual production in November was 3,100 units of Titactium. There was an unfavorable materials price variance of $380 and a favorable materials quantity variance of $120. Based on these variances, one could conclude that: Multiple Choice the actual usage of materials was less than the standard allowed. more materials were purchased than were used. more materials were used than were purchased. the actual cost per pound for materials was less than the standard cost per pound.

Answer 1

Answer:

From the list of options, Option A is the only correct one:

"the actual usage of materials was less than the standard allowed".

Explanation:

Material usage variance

A material usage variance occurs when the standard quantity required to active a particular level of production is higher or lower than than the actual actual quantity used. A favorable variance would mean than less quantity of materials were used than the standard to achieve a given output level. And an adverse variance would mean the opposite.

Material price variance

A material price variance occurs where materials are purchased at a price either lower or higher than the standard price. A favorable variance is recorded where the actual total cost of materials is lower that the standard cost. While an adverse variance implies the opposite.

From the list of options, Option A is the only correct one