Talladega Industries, Inc., (TII) developed the following standard costs for direct material and direct labor for one of their major products, the 10-gallon plastic container.

During August, TII produced and sold 10,000 containers using 980 pounds of direct materials at an average cost per pound of $32 and 500 direct labor hours at an average wage of $15.25 per hour.
-August's direct material planning variance was:
A)$268,640 favorable.
B)$270,600 unfavorable.
C)$1,360 unfavorable.
D)indeterminable using the above information.

Question

Talladega Industries, Inc., (TII) developed the following standard costs for direct material and direct labor for one of their major products, the 10-gallon plastic container.
  
During August, TII produced and sold 10,000 containers using 980 pounds of direct materials at an average cost per pound of $32 and 500 direct labor hours at an average wage of $15.25 per hour.
-August's direct material planning variance was:
A)$268,640 favorable. 
B)$270,600 unfavorable. 
C)$1,360 unfavorable. 
D)indeterminable using the above information.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

D)Planned quantity of containers was not disclosed.