CIMA Exam CIMAPRO19-P01-1 Topic 8 Question 23 Discussion

TP makes wedding cakes that are sold to specialist retail outlets which decorate the cakes according to the customers' specific requirements. The standard cost per unit of its most popular cake is as follows:

The general market prices at the time of purchase for Ingredient A and Ingredient B were $23 per kg and $20 per kg respectively.

TP operates a JIT purchasing system for ingredients and a JIT production system; therefore, there was no inventory during the period.

Prepare a statement which reconciles the flexed budget material cost and the actual material cost. Your statement should include the material price planning variances, and the operational variances including material price, material mix and material yield.

What was the material price planning variance for ingredient A?