Calculating materials variances.
Jackson, Inc. is a manufacturer of lead crystal glasses. The standard direct materials quantity if 0.8 pound per glass as a cost of $0.30 per pound. The actual result for one month’s production of 6,900 glasses was 1.1 pounds per glass, at a cost of $0.40 per pound.
REQUIREMENTS:
1) Calculate the direct materials cost variance.
2) Calculate the direct materials efficiency variance.