Materials Variances Cinturon Corporation produces high-quality leather belts. The company's plant in Boise uses a...

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Materials Variances Cinturon Corporation produces high-quality leather belts. The company's plant in Boise uses a standard costing system and has set the following standards for materials and labor: Leather (3 strips @ $4) $12.00 Direct labor (0.75 hr. @ $12) 9.00 Total prime cost $21.00 During the first month of the year, Boise plant produced 92,000 belts. Actual leather purchased was 275,500 strips at $3.00 per strip. There were no beginning or ending inventories of leather. Actual direct labor was 80,400 hours at $14.00 per hour.

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  1. Break down the total variance for materials into a price variance and a usage variance using the columnar and formula approaches. Enter favorable values as negative numbers and unfavorable values as positive numbers.

Price Variance -

Usage Variance -

Total Variance -

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