See direct labor efficiency variance and variable manufacturing overhead efficiency variance.
See direct labor efficiency variance and variable manufacturing overhead efficiency variance.
See direct labor efficiency variance.
See variable manufacturing overhead efficiency variance.
What does the direct labor efficiency variance tell us? This variance tells us how efficient the direct labor was in making the actual output that was produced by the direct labor. The direct labor efficiency variance...
Our Explanation of Standard Costing uses an easy-to-relate to example for illustrating a manufacturer's standard costs and variances. Also provided is a chart which indicates each variance, what it tells you, and where...
Is a favorable variance always an indicator of efficiency in operation? In a standard costing system, some favorable variances are not indicators of efficiency in operations. For example, the materials price variance,...
In standard costing, the quantity variance could be the direct materials’ usage variance or the direct labor’s efficiency variance. The quantity variance is the difference between the quantity of inputs that...
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A variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between 1) the standard cost of the direct labor that should have been used (the standard hours times the standard rate) for the good output,...
of Direct Labor Variances Direct labor variances often consist of two parts: Direct Labor Rate Variance which reports the difference between the actual pay rate and the standard pay rate Direct Labor Efficiency Variance...
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See direct labor efficiency variance and direct labor rate variance.
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A variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between the standard amount of variable manufacturing overhead for the good units produced (standard hours times standard rate) and the...
overhead variances include the budget variance and the production __________ variance. 4. If manufacturing overhead is applied using the standard direct labor hours and the actual direct labor hours were more than...
Our Explanation of Standard Costing uses an easy-to-relate to example for illustrating a manufacturer's standard costs and variances. Also provided is a chart which indicates each variance, what it tells you, and where...
Our Explanation of Standard Costing uses an easy-to-relate to example for illustrating a manufacturer's standard costs and variances. Also provided is a chart which indicates each variance, what it tells you, and where...
the actual labor rate and the standard labor rate multiplied times the __________ hours. Select... actual standard 10. The labor efficiency variance is the actual labor hours minus the standard labor hours multiplied...
of direct materials actually used is the direct materials __________ usage (or quantity or efficiency) variance. 10. Which of the following terms would NOT be considered a price variance in a standard cost system?...
Our Explanation of Standard Costing uses an easy-to-relate to example for illustrating a manufacturer's standard costs and variances. Also provided is a chart which indicates each variance, what it tells you, and where...
A term used with standard costs to report a difference between actual costs and standard costs. To learn more, see Explanation of Standard Costing.
Which financial ratios are considered to be efficiency ratios? I consider the efficiency ratios to be the ratios also known as asset turnover ratios, activity ratios, or asset management ratios. These efficiency ratios...
What is variance analysis? Definition of Variance Analysis In accounting, a variance is the difference between an actual amount and a budgeted, planned or past amount. Variance analysis is one step in the process of...
What is a favorable variance? Definition of a Variance In accounting the term variance usually refers to the difference between an actual amount and a planned or budgeted amount. For example, if a company’s budget for...
What is an unfavorable variance? Definition of a Variance In accounting the term variance usually refers to the difference between an actual amount and a planned or budgeted amount. For example, if a company’s budget...
In standard costing, how is the purchase price variance reclassified to arrive at actual cost? Definition of Purchase Price Variance In standard costing, the purchase price variance is the difference between the actual...
What is the normal balance of the direct materials variance accounts? I don’t believe there is a normal balance. If a company pays exactly the standard cost of its direct materials, there will be no balance in the...
What does an unfavorable volume variance indicate? An unfavorable volume variance indicates that the amount of fixed manufacturing overhead costs applied (or assigned) to the manufacturer’s output was less than the...
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Accounting reports that identify the differences between standard costs and actual costs, between budget amounts and actual amounts, etc.
In standard costing the difference between the actual cost and the standard cost of direct materials or direct labor. The price variance of direct labor is usually referred to as the labor rate variance.
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What is a budget variance? A budget variance results when an actual amount is different from a planned or budgeted amount. A budget variance can occur for revenues and for expenses. Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the...
See direct materials usage variance. To learn more, see Explanation of Standard Costing.
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