ECONOMICS

COST ACCOUNTING

STANDARD COSTING AND VARIANCE ANALYSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Z uses a standard costing system and has the following labour cost standard in relation to one of its products:4 hours skilled labour @ $6.00 per hour $24.00 During October 20X9, 3, 350 units of this product were made which was 150 units less than budgeted. The labour cost incurred was $79, 893 and the number of direct labour hours worked was 13, 450. The direct labour variances for the month were:
A
Rate-$804 (F) Efficiency-$300 (A)
B
Rate-$804 (F) Efficiency-$300 (F)
C
Rate-$807 (F) Efficiency-$297 (A)
D
Rate-$807 (F) Efficiency-$300 (A)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Formula to calculate standard costs Materials cost = market price per unit x total number of units. Manufacturing overhead = fixed overhead + (variable manufacturing overhead x total number of units)

Detailed explanation-2: -Under the Standard Costing System, which of the following actions is true about the cost variance? Explanation: The real cost of material cost, direct labor, and administration to produce a unit of product is known as actual cost. Variance is the difference between the actual and standard costs.

Detailed explanation-3: -It may be calculated as follows : LMV = (RSH-AH) x SR Where, Revised Standard Hour (RSH) = Total Actual Hour/ Total standard hour X actual hour.

Detailed explanation-4: -Labor variance focuses specifically on working rates given the actual amount of hours worked and is calculated with the following formula: (Actual Hours x Actual Rate)-(Actual Hours x Standard Rate).

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