7th Edition

ISBN: 9781259726705

Author: John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 21, Problem 17QS

A Preparing overhead entries P5

Refer to the information in QS 21-16. Alvarez records standard costs in its accounts. Prepare the journal entry to charge overhead costs to the Work in Process Inventory account and to record any variances.

Definition Definition System of assigning an estimated cost to the product (instead of the actual cost) so that the product cost can be determined well in advance and the pricing of the product can be done on time. Since the actual cost cannot be predicted at the initial stage of the production process, the estimated cost is recorded in the books. Any deviation of the estimated cost of the actual cost is adjusted in the books at the end of the period.

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