Calculate standard direct materials cost of finished product


Response to the following problem:

The following data relating to direct materials cost for March of the current year are taken from the records of Top Toys Inc., a manufacturer of plastic toys:

Quantity of direct materials used ..................... 40,000 pounds

Actual unit price of direct materials ................ $1.48 per pound

Units of finished product manufactured ................. 7,600 units

Standard direct materials per unit of finished product ... 5 pounds

Direct materials quantity variance-unfavorable ............ $2,700

Direct materials price variance-unfavorable ................ $5,200

Determine the standard direct materials cost per unit of finished product, assuming that there was no inventory of work in process at either the beginning or the end of the month.

 

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