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1
Compute the standard cost card with variable manufacturing
Introduction:
2
Compute the materials price and quantity variances with labor rate and 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.
3
Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variance with fixed overhead budget and volume 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.
4
Compute the denominator activity level that have on unit standard costs. State whether volume variance is controllable variance from spending point of view.
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.

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