Eco Strip Inc. makes a paint remover which is made up of two direct materials, X and Y. The standard costs and standard quantities are as follows. Each gallon of paint remover requires 0.3 gallons at $4.00 per gallon of material X and 0.7 gallons at $6.00 per gallon of material Y. During April, Eco Strip produced 50,000 gallons of paint remover, used 17,000 gallons at $4.25 per gallon of material X, and used 38,000 gallons at $5.90 per gallon of material Y. What are the mix and yield variances for material X for the month of April? a. $2,000 U; $6,000 U.
b. $3,000 U; $5,000 U.
c. $10,000 U; $2,000 F.
d. $10,000 F; $18,000 U.
e. None of these.

a. $2,000 U; $6,000 U

Explanation:

Material Mix Variance for X = (Actual Usage in standard proportions - Actual Usage in Actual Proportions) * Standard Price per unit

= ((55000*0.3) - 17000) * $4

= $2,000 Unfavorable

Material Yield Variance for X = (Expected input units in standard proportions - Input units based on Actual output) * Standard Price per unit

= ((55000*0.3) - (50000*0.3)) * $4

= $6,000 Unfavorable

two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of yosemite valley, i found a book. it was blotted and storm-beaten; all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. the paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however; many of the inner pages were well preserved. and although all were more or less stained and torn, whole chapters were easily readable. this is the condition of the great open book of yosemite glaciers today; its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.

two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of yosemite valley; i found a book. it was blotted and storm-beaten, all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. the paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however, many of the inner pages were well preserved. and although all were more or less stained and torn; whole chapters were easily readable. this is the condition of the great open book of yosemite glaciers today, its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.