Reference no: EM132853163
The Geurtz Company uses standard costing. The company makes and sells a single product called a Roff. The following data are for the month of August:
Actual cost of direct material purchased and used: £65,560
Material price variance: £5,960 unfavourable
Total materials variance: £22,360 unfavourable
Standard cost per pound of material: £4
Standard cost per direct labour hour: £5
Actual direct labour hours: 6,500 hours
Labour efficiency variance: £3,500 favourable
Standard number of direct labour hours per unit of Roff: 2 hours
Total labour variance: £400 unfavourable
The actual material cost per pound was:
Select one:
a. £4.00.
b. £3.30.
c. £4.40.
d. £3.67.