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A variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between the actual cost of direct materials and the standard cost of direct materials. Recognizing this variance at the time the direct...

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...

price variance of $400,000. If that amount is significant, the company will prorate the $400,000 to its inventory and to its cost of goods sold. Let’s also assume that the proration will be based on the company’s $1...

the difference between the amount of direct materials that should have been used to make the good output and the amount of direct materials actually used is the direct materials __________ usage (or quantity or...

To assign or allocate on a logical basis. For example, the materials price variance in a standard costing system is prorated to the following categories: materials inventory, work-in-process inventory, finished goods...

. However, accountants refer to this unfavorable cost variance as a materials purchase price variance. Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the Question as Read Must-Watch Video Learn How to Advance Your Accounting and...

the general ledger accounts for its inventories and cost of goods sold contain $2 per pound for the materials and its materials purchase price variance account contains an unfavorable variance of $600,000 [1,000,000 X...

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.

A variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between the standard cost of direct materials that should have been used (standard quantity times standard cost) for the good output and the...

What is the materials usage variance? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Materials Usage Variance The materials usage variance or materials quantity variance is associated with a standard costing system....

$48,000 of materials. The variance analysis may include the following: There is an $8,000 unfavorable variance which needs to be analyzed The $8,000 variance can be separated into a price variance and a quantity...

? What is the difference between a budget and a standard? What is a cost variance? What is inventory shrinkage? What is the meaning of a favorable budget variance? What are direct materials? What is the difference...

The price at which one division or subsidiary of a company transfers products to another division or subsidiary of the company.

A government index that tracks the changes in prices in order to measure general inflation. This index can be used by small companies to obtain the benefits of LIFO without tracking individual units in inventory. See the...

The ratio of the market value of a share of common stock to the earnings per share of common stock. For example, if a corporation earned $3 per share and its stock is trading at $36, it’s price earnings ratio is...

The price at which the holder of a bond must sell the bond to the issuer. For example, a corporation may have the right to redeem/buy back its bonds by paying the bondholder 110% of the bond’s face amount.

The amount at which the holder of preferred stock or bonds must sell the stock or bonds back to the issuing corporation. The call price is disclosed in the indenture. The call price might be the face or par amount plus...

Multiplying the individual items contained in each bill of material times the number of units expected to be produced during a specified time period. The result is the total quantity of each input that will be needed for...

That component of a product that has not yet been placed into the product or into work-in-process inventory. This account often contains the standard cost of the direct materials on hand. A manufacturer must disclose in...

One component of a manufacturer’s inventory. Sometimes referred to as Stores or Raw Materials. (Other components of a manufacturer’s inventory are work-in-process and finished goods.)

A listing of the materials included in a product. A bill of material could be thought of as a bakery’s recipe for producing one of its products.

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