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ISBN: 9781259176494

Author: John J Wild, Ken Shaw Accounting Professor

Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION

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The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on t…

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Chapter 8, Problem 19QS

Refer to the information from QS 8-18. Compute the variable overhead spending variance and the variable overhead efficiency variance.

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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Refer to the information from QS 8-18. Compute the variable overhead spending variance and the variable overhead efficiency variance.

Solution Summary: The author explains that standard costing system allows estimating costs, preparing budgets for future periods, and analyzing performance by comparing the budget with actual results and finding variances.

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