See direct labor rate variance.
See direct labor rate variance.
See direct materials usage variance. To learn more, see Explanation of Standard Costing.
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 variable manufacturing overhead spending variance and fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance. To learn more, see Explanation of Standard Costing.
The difference between the actual amount and the budgeted amount.
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.
See Explanation of Standard Costing.
See fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance.
The amount by which actual costs exceed the standard costs or budgeted costs. Also, the amount by which actual revenues are less than the budgeted revenues.
See direct materials price variance.
See fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance.
Accounting reports that identify the differences between standard costs and actual costs, between budget amounts and actual amounts, etc.
See direct materials usage variance.
What is the production volume variance? Definition of Production Volume Variance The production volume variance is associated with a standard costing system used by some manufacturers. This variance arises when there is...
What is the meaning of a favorable budget variance? Definition of a Favorable Budget Variance A favorable budget variance means that the actual amount that occurred was better for the company (or organization) than the...
What causes an unfavorable fixed overhead budget variance? An unfavorable fixed overhead budget variance results when the actual amount spent on fixed manufacturing overhead costs exceeds the budgeted amount. The fixed...
What is the meaning of pro rata? Pro rata is a Latin term that means in proportion. Pro rata is related to prorate, a term used in cost accounting. To illustrate the term pro rata, let’s assume that a company’s...
, the company’s will be reported as shown here: Revenues variance: ($1,500). The amount is a negative or unfavorable variance because the actual revenues were $28,500 instead of the budgeted revenues of $30,000. The...
See direct labor rate variance.
A variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between the actual amount of fixed manufacturing overhead incurred and the budgeted amount of fixed manufacturing overhead. To learn more, see...
See variable manufacturing overhead spending variance.
See direct materials usage variance.
Also referred to as the fixed overhead budget variance. The difference between the actual fixed overhead incurred and the amount of fixed overhead that had been budgeted.
Also referred to as the fixed overhead spending variance. The difference between the actual fixed overhead incurred and the amount of fixed overhead that had been budgeted.
What is a flexible budget variance? Definition of Flexible Budget and Flexible Budget Variance First, a flexible budget is a budget in which some amounts will increase or decrease when the level of activity changes. A...
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...
A variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between the standard cost of direct labor for the good output (standard hours times standard rate) and the standard cost of the actual hours...
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 variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between the standard amount of fixed manufacturing overhead for the good units produced (standard hours times standard rate) and the budgeted...
A variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between the actual variable manufacturing costs incurred and the expected variable manufacturing overhead costs based on some activity such as...
in an account that normally has a debit balance, or a debit balance in an account that normally has a credit balance A credit entry, when a debit entry will not have parentheses An unfavorable variance in standard...
What is theoretical capacity? Theoretical capacity is the level of a manufacturer’s production that would be attained if all of its equipment and operations performed continuously at their optimum efficiency....
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...
Do variance accounts have an impact on financial statements? Or are they for performance evaluation only? Since the financial statements must reflect the cost principle, both the standard costs and the variances must be...
variance accounts. For external financial reporting, the variances must be allocated to the inventories and the cost of goods sold. Definition of GAAP GAAP is the acronym for the phrase generally accepted accounting...
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