Robnett Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs. There is no variable manufacturing overhead. The standard cost card for the company's only product is as follows:
During the year, the company completed the following transactions:
a. Purchased 106,900 liters of raw material at a price of $6.80 per liter.
b. Used 93,760 liters of the raw material to produce 24,700 units of work in process.
Assume that all transactions are recorded on the below worksheet, which is similar to the worksheet shown in your text except that it has been divided into two parts so that it fits on one page. The beginning balances in each of the accounts have been given. PP&E (net) stands for Property, Plant, and Equipment net of depreciation.

-When the purchase of raw materials is recorded in transaction (a)above,which of the following entries will be made?
A) $32,070 in the Materials Price Variance column
B) ($32,070) in the Materials Quantity Variance column
C) $32,070 in the Materials Quantity Variance column
D) ($32,070) in the Materials Price Variance column

Question

Robnett Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs. There is no variable manufacturing overhead. The standard cost card for the company's only product is as follows:
  During the year, the company completed the following transactions:
a. Purchased 106,900 liters of raw material at a price of $6.80 per liter.
b. Used 93,760 liters of the raw material to produce 24,700 units of work in process.
Assume that all transactions are recorded on the below worksheet, which is similar to the worksheet shown in your text except that it has been divided into two parts so that it fits on one page. The beginning balances in each of the accounts have been given. PP&E (net) stands for Property, Plant, and Equipment net of depreciation.
  
-When the purchase of raw materials is recorded in transaction (a)above,which of the following entries will be made?
A) $32,070 in the Materials Price Variance column 
B) ($32,070) in the Materials Quantity Variance column 
C) $32,070 in the Materials Quantity Variance column 
D) ($32,070) in the Materials Price Variance column

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The materials price variance is recorded when materials are purchased; the materials quantity variance is recorded when raw materials are used.
Materials price variance = AQ × (AP - SP)
= 106,900 liters × ($6.80 per liter - $6.50 per liter)
= 106,900 liters × ($0.30 per liter)
= $32,070 U
Favorable variances are entered in the worksheet as positive entries and unfavorable variances as negative entries.

Robnett Corporation Manufactures One Product