Concept explainers
Concept Introduction:
Standard costs:
Standard costs are the cost which are used as the best estimates during the budgetary process and are compared with the actual costs and variances are calculated.
Direct material variances:
Direct Material variances can be defined as the variances in either the use of the material when compared with the budgets or the variances in the prices of the material purchased and expected.
Direct labor variances:
Direct Labor variances can be defined as the variances in either the use of the labor when compared with the budgets or the variances in the prices of the labor purchased and expected.
Requirement 1
To explain:
Benefits of the
Requirement 2
To compute:
The cost and efficiency variances for
1. Direct materials
2. Direct Labor
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionChapter 23 Solutions
Horngren's Accounting (11th Edition)
- AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337272094Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.Publisher:Cengage Learning,Accounting Information SystemsAccountingISBN:9781337619202Author:Hall, James A.Publisher:Cengage Learning,
- Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...AccountingISBN:9780134475585Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. RajanPublisher:PEARSONIntermediate AccountingAccountingISBN:9781259722660Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M ThomasPublisher:McGraw-Hill EducationFinancial and Managerial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781259726705Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting PrinciplesPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education