Managerial Accounting
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Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
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Chapter 9, Problem 7E
H.J. Heinz Company uses standards to control its materials costs. Assume that a batch of ketchup (7,650 pounds) has the following standards:
The actual materials in a batch may vary from the standard due to tomato characteristics. Assume that the actual quantities of materials for batch 08-99 were as follows:
a. Determine the standard unit materials cost per pound for a standard batch.
b. Determine the direct materials quantity variance for batch 08-99.
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