QUESTION THREE 30marks (i) From the following particulars, compute (a) Material...

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QUESTION THREE 30marks
(i) From the following particulars, compute
(a) Material Cost Variance, (3mks)
(b) Material Price Variance, (3mks)
(c) Material Usage Variance (4mks)
Standard Quantity of Raw material required 2,000kg.
Estimated Cost of Raw material required sh.8,000
Actual quantity of Raw material consumed 2,100kg.
Actual cost of Raw material consumed sh.9,450
(ii) A product passes through three processes. The output of each process is treated as the raw material of the next process to which it is transferred and output of the third process is transferred to finished stock.
1st Process (shs)2nd Process (`shs)3rd Process (`shs)
Materials issued 40,00020,00010,000
Labour 6,0004,0001,000
Manufacturing overhead 10,00010,00015,000
10,000 units have been issued to the 1st process and after processing, the output of each process is as under:
Output Normal Loss
1st Process 9,750 units 2%
2nd Process 9,400 units 5%
3rd Process 8,000 units 10%
No stock of materials or of work-in-progress was left at the end. Calculate the cost of the finished articles. (20mks)

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