The standard cost card for a product indicates that one unit of the product requires 8 kilograms of a raw material at $0.80 per kilogram.The production of the product in April was 870 units, but production had been budgeted for 850 units.During April, 8, 200 kilograms of the raw material were purchased for $6, 888 and 7, 150 kilograms of the raw material were used in production.The material variances for April were:

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Materials price variance = (AQ × AP)- (AQ × SP)
= $6, 888 - (8, 200 kilograms × $0.80 per kilogram)
= $6, 888 - $6, 560
= $328 U
Materials quantity variance = (AQ - SQ)× SP
= [7, 150 kilograms - (870 units × 8 kilograms per unit)] × $0.80 per kilogram
= [7, 150 kilograms - (6, 960 kilograms)] × $0.80 per kilogram
= [190 kilograms] × $0.80 per kilogram
= $152 U

The Standard Cost Card for a Product Indicates That One