Financial and Managerial Accounting: Information for Decisions
Financial and Managerial Accounting: Information for Decisions
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ISBN: 9780078025761
Author: John J Wild, Ken Shaw Accounting Professor, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21, Problem 6PSB

Problem 21-6BA Materials, labor, and overhead variances recorded and analyzed C1 P5

Kenya Company’s standard cost accounting system recorded this information from its June operations.

    Standard direct materials cost ……………………………………………… $130,000
    Direct materials quantity variance (favorable) …………………………….. 5,000
    Direct materials price variance (favorable)………………………………… 1,500
    Actual direct labor cost ……………………………………………………. 65,000
    Direct labor efficiency variance (favorable) ………………………………... 3,000
    Direct labor rate variance (unfavorable) …………………………………….. 500
    Actual overhead cost ………………………………………………………… 250,000
    Volume variance (unfavorable) ………………………………………………. 12,000
    Controllable variance (unfavorable) ………………………………………… 8,000

Required

  1. Prepare journal entries dated June 30 to record the company’s costs and variances for the month. (Do not prepare the journal entry to close the variances.)
  2. Check (1) Dr. Work in process Inventory (for overhead), $230,000
    Analysis Component
  3. Identify the variances that would attract the attention of a manager who uses management by exception. Describe what action(s) the manager should consider.

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Chapter 21 Solutions

Financial and Managerial Accounting: Information for Decisions

Ch. 21 - Prob. 6DQCh. 21 - Prob. 7DQCh. 21 - Prob. 8DQCh. 21 - Prob. 9DQCh. 21 - Prob. 10DQCh. 21 - Prob. 11DQCh. 21 - Prob. 12DQCh. 21 - Prob. 13DQCh. 21 - Prob. 14DQCh. 21 - Prob. 15DQCh. 21 - Prob. 16DQCh. 21 - Prob. 1QSCh. 21 - Prob. 2QSCh. 21 - Prob. 3QSCh. 21 - Prob. 4QSCh. 21 - Prob. 5QSCh. 21 - Prob. 6QSCh. 21 - Prob. 7QSCh. 21 - Prob. 8QSCh. 21 - Prob. 9QSCh. 21 - Materials cost variances P2 Juan Company’s output...Ch. 21 - Prob. 11QSCh. 21 - Prob. 12QSCh. 21 - Prob. 13QSCh. 21 - Prob. 14QSCh. 21 - Prob. 15QSCh. 21 - Prob. 16QSCh. 21 - A Preparing overhead entries P5 Refer to the...Ch. 21 - A Total variable overhead cost variance P4 Mosaic...Ch. 21 - A Overhead spending and efficiency variances P4...Ch. 21 - Prob. 20QSCh. 21 - Prob. 21QSCh. 21 - Prob. 1ECh. 21 - Prob. 2ECh. 21 - Prob. 3ECh. 21 - Prob. 4ECh. 21 - Prob. 5ECh. 21 - Prob. 6ECh. 21 - Prob. 7ECh. 21 - Exercise 21-8 Standard unit cost; total variance...Ch. 21 - Prob. 9ECh. 21 - Prob. 10ECh. 21 - Prob. 11ECh. 21 - Prob. 12ECh. 21 - Prob. 13ECh. 21 - Exercise 21-14A Materials variances recorded and...Ch. 21 - Prob. 15ECh. 21 - Prob. 16ECh. 21 - Prob. 17ECh. 21 - Prob. 18ECh. 21 - Exercise 21-19 Computation of total overhead rate...Ch. 21 - Exercise 21-20 Computation of volume and...Ch. 21 - Exercise 21-21 Overhead controllable and volume...Ch. 21 - Prob. 22ECh. 21 - Prob. 23ECh. 21 - Prob. 1PSACh. 21 - Prob. 2PSACh. 21 - Prob. 3PSACh. 21 - Prob. 4PSACh. 21 - Prob. 5PSACh. 21 - Problem 21-6AA Materials, labor, and overhead...Ch. 21 - Prob. 1PSBCh. 21 - Prob. 2PSBCh. 21 - Prob. 3PSBCh. 21 - Prob. 4PSBCh. 21 - Prob. 5PSBCh. 21 - Problem 21-6BA Materials, labor, and overhead...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21SPCh. 21 - Prob. 1BTNCh. 21 - Prob. 2BTNCh. 21 - Prob. 3BTNCh. 21 - The reason we use the words favorable when...Ch. 21 - Prob. 5BTNCh. 21 - Prob. 6BTNCh. 21 - Prob. 7BTNCh. 21 - Prob. 8BTNCh. 21 - Prob. 9BTN
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