Precilla Company uses a standard costing system that allows 2 pounds of direct materials for one finished unit of product. During July, the company purchased 40,000 pounds of direct materials for $210,000 and manufactured 12,000 finished units. The standard direct materials cost allowed for the units manufactured is $120,000. The performance report shows that Pricilla has an unfavorable direct materials usage variance of $5,000. Also, the company records any price variance for materials at time of purchase. The actual number of pounds (AQ) of direct materials used to produce July's output was: a. 20,000 pounds.
b. 25,000 pounds.
c. 12,000 pounds.
d. 40,000 pounds.
e. 24,000 pounds.