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Sande Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs:
In November the company’s budgeted production was 2,900 units but the actual production was
3,000 units. The company used 27,670 grams of the direct material and 1,390 direct labor-hours
to produce this output. During the month, the company purchased 31,700 grams of the direct
material at a cost of $196,540. The actual direct labor cost was $29,607 and the actual variable
overhead cost was $2,502.
The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials
purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.