Chapter 10, Problem 10.8E

1

To determine

Compute the material price variance, material quantity variance, Labor rate variance and labor efficiency variance.

Introduction: Standard costing means the accounting system which is used by manufacturers mainly to identify variances or difference that occur in cost. The difference is identified between actual cost of goods that were manufactured and those cost which should have occurred when actual goods were manufactured.

2

To determine

Explanation of the possible causes of each variance.

Introduction: Standard costing means the accounting system which is used by manufacturers mainly to identify variances or difference that occur in cost. The difference is identified between actual cost of goods that were manufactured and those cost which should have occurred when actual goods were manufactured.