I Love My Chocolate Company makes dark chocolate and light chocolate. Both products require cocoa and sugar. The following planning information has been made availabl Standard Amount per Case Light Chocolate 9 lbs. Cocoa Sugar Standard labor time Planned production Standard labor rate Actual production (cases) Cocoa Sugar Dark Chocolate Dark chocolate Light shocolate 12 lbs. 10 lbs. 0.3 hr. Dark Chocolate 5,500 cases $15.00 per hr. Dark Chocolate I Love My Chocolate Company does not expect there to be any beginning or ending inventories of cocoa or sugar. At the end of the budget year, I Love My Chocolate Compa had the following actual results: 5,200 14 lbs. 0.4 hr. Actual Price per Pound $4.70 0.55 16 Actual Labor Rate $14.70 per hr. Standard Price per Pound $4.60 0.60 Light Chocolate 11,700 cases $15.00 per hr. Light Chocolate 12,200 Actual Pounds Purchased and Used 173,100 217,200 Actual Labor Hours Used 1,420 5.000
Variance Analysis
In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for the variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
Standard Costing
The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on the various expenses.
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