Widman, Inc. makes and sells only one product and uses standard costing. The standard cost sheet for one unit of product includes the following: • Direct materials: 5 grams at $0.35 per gram
• Direct labor: 1 hour at $8 per hour
Last period the company had the following results:
• 5,000 grams of direct materials purchased at $0.40 per gram
• 4,000 grams of direct materials used in production
• 900 units of product were made
• 850 hours of direct labor were used at $8.50 per hour
The journal entry to record the purchase of direct materials last period would include:
A)Raw materials $2,000, Debit; materials price variance $250, Credit
B)Raw materials $1,750, Debit; materials price variance $250, Credit
C)Raw materials $2,000, Debit; materials price variance $250, Debit
D)Raw materials $1,750, Debit; materials price variance $250, Debit

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The Answer of Widman, Inc. makes and sells only one product and uses standard costing. The standard cost sheet for one unit of product includes the following: • Direct materials: 5 grams at $0.35 per gram
• Direct labor: 1 hour at $8 per hour
Last period the company had the following results:
• 5,000 grams of direct materials purchased at $0.40 per gram
• 4,000 grams of direct materials used in production
• 900 units of product were made
• 850 hours of direct labor were used at $8.50 per hour
The journal entry to record the purchase of direct materials last period would include:
A)Raw materials $2,000, Debit; materials price variance $250, Credit
B)Raw materials $1,750, Debit; materials price variance $250, Credit
C)Raw materials $2,000, Debit; materials price variance $250, Debit
D)Raw materials $1,750, Debit; materials price variance $250, Debit