Zoro Chemical Company manufactures a wide variety of chemical compounds and liquids for industrial uses. The standard mix for producing a single batch of 500 galloons of one liquid is as follows: Liquid Chemical Qty. in Gallons Cost per Gallon Total Cost Salve 100 P2.00 P200 Clarity 300   0.75   225 Tanggo 225   1.00   225   625   P650   There is a 20% loss in liquid volume during processing due to evaporation. The finished liquid is put into 10-gallon bottles for sale. Thus, the standard materials cost for a 10-gallon bottle is P13. A total of 4,000 bottles (40,000 gallons) were produced during November. The actual quantities and costs of the materials placed in production during November were as follows.: Liquid Chemical Qty. in Gallons Total Cost Tanggo 18,540 P16,686 Salve 8,480    17,384 Clarity 25,200    17,640   What is Zoro's  mix variance?

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Zoro Chemical Company manufactures a wide variety of chemical compounds and liquids for industrial uses. The standard mix for producing a single batch of 500 galloons of one liquid is as follows:

Liquid Chemical

Qty. in Gallons

Cost per Gallon

Total Cost

Salve

100

P2.00

P200

Clarity

300

  0.75

  225

Tanggo

225

  1.00

  225

 

625

 

P650

 

There is a 20% loss in liquid volume during processing due to evaporation. The finished liquid is put into 10-gallon bottles for sale. Thus, the standard materials cost for a 10-gallon bottle is P13.

A total of 4,000 bottles (40,000 gallons) were produced during November. The actual quantities and costs of the materials placed in production during November were as follows.:

Liquid Chemical

Qty. in Gallons

Total Cost

Tanggo

18,540

P16,686

Salve

8,480

   17,384

Clarity

25,200

   17,640

 

What is Zoro's  mix variance?

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