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Gonzalez Company makes a product that is expected to use 1.2 pounds of material per unit of product. The material has a standard cost of $2 per pound. Gonzalez actually used 1.25 pounds of material per unit of product made in January. The actual cost of the material was $1.95 per pound. Based on this information alone, the condition of the variances for the January production would be:
A. unfavorable for price and favorable for usage.
B. favorable for price and favorable for usage.
C. favorable for price and unfavorable for usage.
D. unfavorable for price and unfavorable for usage.
The Direct Materials Variances
The price and usage variances are two variances calculated to analyze the total difference between the actual and standard direct materials variance. These variances are favorable if the standard is more than the actual amount or quantity, and unfavorable if the actual is higher than the standard.
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The correct option is C.
The actual price ($1.95) was lower than the budgeted (or standard) price ($2) per pound, so the price variance is...
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