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 Standard Costs

Chapter Ten

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 Standard Costs

Standards are benchmarks or “norms”

for measuring performance. Two types
of standards are commonly used.

Quantity standards Cost (price)

specify how much of an standards specify
input should be used to how much should be
make a product or paid for each unit
provide a service. of the input.

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 Standard Costs

Deviations from standard deemed significant

are brought to the attention of management, a
practice known as management by exception.

Standard
Amount

Direct
Material
Direct Manufacturing
Labor Overhead

Type of Product Cost

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 Exh.

Variance Analysis Cycle

10-1

Take
Identify Receive corrective
questions explanations actions

Conduct next
Analyze period’s
variances operations

Prepare standard
Begin
cost performance
report

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 Setting Standard Costs

Accountants, engineers, purchasing

agents, and production managers
combine efforts to set standards that encourage
efficient future production.

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 Setting Standard Costs

Should we use I recommend using practical

ideal standards that standards that are currently
require employees to attainable with reasonable and
work at 100 percent efficient effort.
peak efficiency?

Engineer Managerial
Accountant
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 Setting Direct Material Standards

Price Quantity
Standards Standards

Final, delivered Summarized in

cost of materials, a Bill of Materials.
net of discounts.

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 Setting Standards

In
In recent
recent years,
years, TQM
TQM advocates
advocates have
have sought
sought
to
to eliminate
eliminate all
all defects
defects and
and waste,
waste, rather
rather than
than
continually
continually build
build them
them into
into standards.
standards.

As
As aa result
result allowances
allowances for for waste
waste and
and
spoilage
spoilage that
that are
are built
built into
into standards
standards
should
should bebe reduced
reduced overover time.
time.

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 Setting Direct Labor Standards

Rate Time
Standards Standards

Often a single Use time and

rate is used that reflects motion studies for
the mix of wages earned. each labor operation.

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 Setting Variable Overhead Standards

Rate Activity
Standards Standards

The rate is the The activity is the

variable portion of the base used to calculate
predetermined overhead the predetermined
rate. overhead.

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 Standard Cost Card – Variable
Production Cost

A standard cost card for one unit

of product might look like this:
A B AxB
Standard Standard Standard
Quantity Price Cost
Inputs or Hours or Rate per Unit
Direct materials 3.0 lbs. $ 4.00 per lb. $ 12.00
Direct labor 2.5 hours 14.00 per hour 35.00
Variable mfg. overhead 2.5 hours 3.00 per hour 7.50
Total standard unit cost $ 54.50

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 Standards vs. Budgets

Are standards the A standard is a per

same as budgets? unit cost.
A budget is set for Standards are often
used when
total costs. preparing budgets.

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 Price and Quantity Standards

Price and and quantity standards are

determined separately for two reasons:


 The
The purchasing
purchasing manager
manager is is responsible
responsible for
for raw
raw
material
material purchase
purchase prices
prices and
and the
the production
production manager
manager
is
is responsible
responsible for
for the
the quantity
quantity ofof raw
raw material
material used.
used.


 The
The buying
buying and
and using
using activities
activities occur
occur atat different
different times.
times.
Raw
Raw material
material purchases
purchases may
may be be held
held inin inventory
inventory forfor aa
period
period of
of time
time before
before being
being used
used inin production.
production.
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 A General Model for Variance Analysis

Variance Analysis

Price Variance Quantity Variance

Difference between Difference between

actual price and actual quantity and
standard price standard quantity

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 A General Model for Variance Analysis

Variance Analysis

Price Variance Quantity Variance

Materials price variance Materials quantity variance

Labor rate variance Labor efficiency variance
VOH spending variance VOH efficiency variance

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 A General Model for Variance Analysis

Actual Quantity Actual Quantity Standard Quantity

× × ×
Actual Price Standard Price Standard Price

Price Variance Quantity Variance

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 A General Model for Variance Analysis

Actual Quantity Actual Quantity Standard Quantity

× × ×
Actual Price Standard Price Standard Price

Price Variance Quantity Variance

Actual quantity is the amount of direct

materials, direct labor, and variable
manufacturing overhead actually used.

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 A General Model for Variance Analysis

Actual Quantity Actual Quantity Standard Quantity

× × ×
Actual Price Standard Price Standard Price

Price Variance Quantity Variance

Standard quantity is the standard quantity

allowed for the actual output for the period.

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 A General Model for Variance Analysis

Actual Quantity Actual Quantity Standard Quantity

× × ×
Actual Price Standard Price Standard Price

Price Variance Quantity Variance

Actual price is the amount actually

paid for the for the input used.

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 A General Model for Variance Analysis

Actual Quantity Actual Quantity Standard Quantity

× × ×
Actual Price Standard Price Standard Price

Price Variance Quantity Variance

Standard price is the amount that should

have been paid for the input used.

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 A General Model for Variance Analysis

Actual Quantity Actual Quantity Standard Quantity

× × ×
Actual Price Standard Price Standard Price

Price Variance Quantity Variance

(AQ × AP) – (AQ × SP) (AQ × SP) – (SQ × SP)

AQ = Actual Quantity SP = Standard Price
AP = Actual Price SQ = Standard Quantity

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 Material Variances Example

Glacier Peak Outfitters has the following direct

material standard for the fiberfill in its mountain
parka.
0.1 kg. of fiberfill per parka at $5.00 per kg.

Last month 210 kgs of fiberfill were purchased

and used to make 2,000 parkas. The material
cost a total of $1,029.

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 Material Variances Summary

Actual Quantity Actual Quantity Standard Quantity

× × ×
Actual Price Standard Price Standard Price
210 kgs. 210 kgs. 200 kgs.
× × ×
$4.90 per kg. $5.00 per kg. $5.00 per kg.
= $1,029 = $1,050 = $1,000

Price variance Quantity variance

$21 favorable $50 unfavorable

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 Material Variances Summary

Actual Quantity Actual Quantity Standard Quantity

× × ×
Actual Price Standard Price Standard Price
210 kgs. 210 kgs. 200 kgs.
× × kgs
$1,029  210 ×
$4.90 per kg. $5.00per
= $4.90 perkg
kg. $5.00 per kg.
= $1,029 = $1,050 = $1,000

Price variance Quantity variance

$21 favorable $50 unfavorable

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 Material Variances Summary

Actual Quantity Actual Quantity Standard Quantity

× × ×
Actual Price Standard Price Standard Price
210 kgs. 210 kgs. 200 kgs.
× 0.1 kg per parka× 2,000 parkas ×
$4.90 per kg. $5.00
= 200 per
kgs kg. $5.00 per kg.
= $1,029 = $1,050 = $1,000

Price variance Quantity variance

$21 favorable $50 unfavorable

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 Material Variances:
Using the Factored Equations

Materials price variance

MPV = AQ (AP - SP)
= 210 kgs ($4.90/kg - $5.00/kg)
= 210 kgs (-$0.10/kg)
= $21 F
Materials quantity variance
MQV = SP (AQ - SQ)
= $5.00/kg (210 kgs-(0.1 kg/parka 2,000 parkas))
= $5.00/kg (210 kgs - 200 kgs)
= $5.00/kg (10 kgs)
= $50 U

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 Isolation of Material Variances

I’ll start computing

I need the price variance the price variance
sooner so that I can better
when material is
identify purchasing problems.
purchased rather than
You accountants just don’t when it’s used.
understand the problems that
purchasing managers have.

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 Material Variances

Hanson purchased and The price variance is

used 1,700 pounds. computed on the entire
quantity purchased.
How are the variances
computed if the amount The quantity variance
purchased differs from is computed only on
the amount used? the quantity used.

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 Responsibility for Material Variances

Materials Quantity Variance Materials Price Variance

Production Manager Purchasing Manager

The
The standard
standard price
price is
is used
used to
to compute
compute the
the quantity
quantity variance
variance
so
so that
that the
the production
production manager
manager isis not
not held
held responsible
responsible for
for
the
the purchasing
purchasing manager’s
manager’s performance.
performance.
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 Responsibility for Material Variances

Your poor scheduling

I am not responsible for sometimes requires me to
this unfavorable material rush order material at a
quantity variance. higher price, causing
unfavorable price variances.
You purchased cheap
material, so my people
had to use more of it.

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 Quick Check  Zippy

Hanson Inc. has the following direct material

standard to manufacture one Zippy:
1.5 pounds per Zippy at $4.00 per pound

Last week 1,700 pounds of material were

purchased and used to make 1,000 Zippies.
The material cost a total of $6,630.

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 Quick Check  Zippy

Hanson’s
Hanson’s material
material price
price variance
variance (MPV)
(MPV)
for
for the
the week
week was:
was:
a.
a. $170
$170 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
b.
b. $170
$170 favorable.
favorable.
c.
c. $800
$800 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
d.
d. $800
$800 favorable.
favorable.

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Hanson’s
Hanson’s material
material price
price variance
variance (MPV)
(MPV)
for
for the
the week
week was:
was:
a.
a. $170
$170 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
b.
b. $170
$170 favorable.
favorable.
c.
c. $800
$800 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
MPV = AQ(AP - SP)
d. MPV = 1,700 lbs. × ($3.90 - 4.00)
d. $800
$800 favorable.
favorable.
MPV = $170 Favorable

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Hanson’s
Hanson’s material
material quantity
quantity variance
variance (MQV)
(MQV)
for
for the
the week
week was:
was:
a.
a. $170
$170 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
b.
b. $170
$170 favorable.
favorable.
c.
c. $800
$800 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
d.
d. $800
$800 favorable.
favorable.

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 Quick Check  Zippy

Hanson’s
Hanson’s material
material quantity
quantity variance
variance (MQV)
(MQV)
for
for the
the week
week was:
was:
a.
a. $170
$170 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
b.
b. $170
$170 favorable.
favorable.
c.
c. $800
$800 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
d.
d. $800
$800 favorable.
favorable.
MQV = SP(AQ - SQ)
MQV = $4.00(1,700 lbs - 1,500 lbs)
MQV = $800 unfavorable
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 Quick Check  Zippy

Actual Quantity Actual Quantity Standard Quantity

× × ×
Actual Price Standard Price Standard Price
1,700 lbs. 1,700 lbs. 1,500 lbs.
× × ×
$3.90 per lb. $4.00 per lb. $4.00 per lb.
= $6,630 = $ 6,800 = $6,000

Price variance Quantity variance

$170 favorable $800 unfavorable
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 Quick Check  Continued Zippy

Hanson Inc. has the following material standard

to manufacture one Zippy:
1.5 pounds per Zippy at $4.00 per pound

Last week 2,800 pounds of material were

purchased at a total cost of $10,920, and 1,700
pounds were used to make 1,000 Zippies.

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 Quick Check  Continued Zippy

Actual Quantity Actual Quantity

Purchased Purchased
× ×
Actual
2,800Price
lbs. Standard Price
2,800 lbs.
× ×
$3.90 per lb. $4.00 per lb.
= $10,920 = $11,200

Price variance increases

Price variance because quantity
$280 favorable purchased increases.
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 Quick Check  Continued Zippy

Actual Quantity
Used Standard
Quantity
× ×
Standard Price Standard Price
1,700 lbs. 1,500 lbs.
× ×
$4.00 per lb. $4.00 per lb.
= $6,800 = $6,000
Quantity variance is
unchanged because
actual and standard Quantity variance
quantities are unchanged. $800 unfavorable
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 Labor Variances Example

Glacier Peak Outfitters has the following direct

labor standard for its mountain parka.
1.2 standard hours per parka at $10.00 per hour

Last month employees actually worked 2,500

hours at a total labor cost of $26,250 to make
2,000 parkas.

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 Labor Variances Summary

Actual Hours Actual Hours Standard Hours

× × ×
Actual Rate Standard Rate Standard Rate
2,500 hours 2,500 hours 2,400 hours
× × ×
$10.50 per hour $10.00 per hour. $10.00 per hour
= $26,250 = $25,000 = $24,000

Rate variance Efficiency variance

$1,250 unfavorable $1,000 unfavorable

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 Labor Variances Summary

Actual Hours Actual Hours Standard Hours

× × ×
Actual Rate Standard Rate Standard Rate
2,500 hours 2,500 hours 2,400 hours
× $26,250×  2,500 hours ×
$10.50 per hour $10.00 per hour.
= $10.50 per hour $10.00 per hour
= $26,250 = $25,000 = $24,000

Rate variance Efficiency variance

$1,250 unfavorable $1,000 unfavorable

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 Labor Variances Summary

Actual Hours Actual Hours Standard Hours

× × ×
Actual Rate Standard Rate Standard Rate
2,500 hours 2,500 hours 2,400 hours
× ×
1.2 hours per parka  2,000 ×
$10.50 per hour parkas
$10.00 per hour.
= 2,400 hours $10.00 per hour
= $26,250 = $25,000 = $24,000

Rate variance Efficiency variance

$1,250 unfavorable $1,000 unfavorable

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 Labor Variances:
Using the Factored Equations

Labor rate variance

LRV = AH (AR - SR)
= 2,500 hours ($10.50 per hour – $10.00 per hour)
= 2,500 hours ($0.50 per hour)
= $1,250 unfavorable
Labor efficiency variance
LEV = SR (AH - SH)
= $10.00 per hour (2,500 hours – 2,400 hours)
= $10.00 per hour (100 hours)
= $1,000 unfavorable

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 Responsibility for Labor Variances

Production managers are Mix of skill levels

usually held accountable assigned to work tasks.
for labor variances
because they can
Level of employee
influence the:
motivation.

Quality of production
supervision.

Quality of training
provided to employees.
Production Manager

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 Responsibility for
Labor Variances

I think it took more time

to process the
I am not responsible for materials because the
the unfavorable labor Maintenance
efficiency variance! Department has poorly
maintained your
You purchased cheap equipment.
material, so it took more
time to process it.

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 Quick Check  Zippy

Hanson Inc. has the following direct labor

standard to manufacture one Zippy:
1.5 standard hours per Zippy at $12.00 per
direct labor hour

Last week 1,550 direct labor hours were

worked at a total labor cost of $18,910
to make 1,000 Zippies.

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 Quick Check  Zippy

Hanson’s
Hanson’s labor
labor rate
rate variance
variance (LRV)
(LRV) for
for
the
the week
week was:
was:
a.
a. $310
$310 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
b.
b. $310
$310 favorable.
favorable.
c.
c. $300
$300 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
d.
d. $300
$300 favorable.
favorable.

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Hanson’s
Hanson’s labor
labor rate
rate variance
variance (LRV)
(LRV) for
for
the
the week
week was:
was:
a.
a. $310
$310 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
b.
b. $310
$310 favorable.
favorable.
c. LRV = AH(AR - SR)
c. $300
$300 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
LRV = 1,550 hrs($12.20 - $12.00)
d.
d. $300
$300 favorable.
favorable.
LRV = $310 unfavorable

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Hanson’s
Hanson’s labor
labor efficiency
efficiency variance
variance (LEV)
(LEV)
for
for the
the week
week was:
was:
a.
a. $590
$590 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
b.
b. $590
$590 favorable.
favorable.
c.
c. $600
$600 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
d.
d. $600
$600 favorable.
favorable.

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 Quick Check  Zippy

Hanson’s
Hanson’s labor
labor efficiency
efficiency variance
variance (LEV)
(LEV)
for
for the
the week
week was:
was:
a.
a. $590
$590 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
b.
b. $590
$590 favorable.
favorable.
c.
c. $600
$600 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
d.
d. $600
$600 favorable.
favorable.
LEV = SR(AH - SH)
LEV = $12.00(1,550 hrs - 1,500 hrs)
LEV = $600 unfavorable
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 Quick Check  Zippy

Actual Hours Actual Hours Standard Hours

× × ×
Actual Rate Standard Rate Standard Rate
1,550 hours 1,550 hours 1,500 hours
× × ×
$12.20 per hour $12.00 per hour $12.00 per hour
= $18,910 = $18,600 = $18,000

Rate variance Efficiency variance

$310 unfavorable $600 unfavorable
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 Variable Manufacturing Overhead
Variances Example

Glacier Peak Outfitters has the following direct

variable manufacturing overhead labor standard
for its mountain parka.
1.2 standard hours per parka at $4.00 per hour

Last month employees actually worked 2,500

hours to make 2,000 parkas. Actual variable
manufacturing overhead for the month was
$10,500.

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 Variable Manufacturing Overhead
Variances Summary

Actual Hours Actual Hours Standard Hours

× × ×
Actual Rate Standard Rate Standard Rate
2,500 hours 2,500 hours 2,400 hours
× × ×
$4.20 per hour $4.00 per hour $4.00 per hour
= $10,500 = $10,000 = $9,600

Spending variance Efficiency variance

$500 unfavorable $400 unfavorable

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 Variable Manufacturing Overhead
Variances Summary

Actual Hours Actual Hours Standard Hours

× × ×
Actual Rate Standard Rate Standard Rate
2,500 hours 2,500 hours 2,400 hours
× $10,500× 2,500 hours ×
$4.20 per hour $4.00 per per
= $4.20 hourhour $4.00 per hour
= $10,500 = $10,000 = $9,600

Spending variance Efficiency variance

$500 unfavorable $400 unfavorable

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 Variable Manufacturing Overhead
Variances Summary

Actual Hours Actual Hours Standard Hours

× × ×
Actual Rate Standard Rate Standard Rate
2,500 hours 2,500 hours 2,400 hours
× ×
1.2 hours per parka  2,000 ×
$4.20 per hour parkas$4.00 per hour
= 2,400 hours $4.00 per hour
= $10,500 = $10,000 = $9,600

Spending variance Efficiency variance

$500 unfavorable $400 unfavorable

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 Variable Manufacturing Overhead
Variances: Using Factored Equations

Variable manufacturing overhead spending variance

VMSV = AH (AR - SR)
= 2,500 hours ($4.20 per hour – $4.00 per hour)
= 2,500 hours ($0.20 per hour)
= $500 unfavorable
Variable manufacturing overhead efficiency variance
VMEV = SR (AH - SH)
= $4.00 per hour (2,500 hours – 2,400 hours)
= $4.00 per hour (100 hours)
= $400 unfavorable

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 Quick Check  Zippy

Hanson Inc. has the following variable

manufacturing overhead standard to
manufacture one Zippy:
1.5 standard hours per Zippy at $3.00 per
direct labor hour

Last week 1,550 hours were worked to make

1,000 Zippies, and $5,115 was spent for
variable manufacturing overhead.

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 Quick Check  Zippy

Hanson’s
Hanson’s spending
spending variance
variance (VOSV)
(VOSV) for
for
variable
variable manufacturing
manufacturing overhead
overhead for
for
the
the week
week was:
was:
a.
a. $465
$465 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
b.
b. $400
$400 favorable.
favorable.
c.
c. $335
$335 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
d.
d. $300
$300 favorable.
favorable.

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 Quick Check  Zippy

Hanson’s
Hanson’s spending
spending variance
variance (VOSV)
(VOSV) forfor
variable
variable manufacturing
manufacturing overhead
overhead for
for
the
the week
week was:
was:
a.
a. $465
$465 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
b.
b. $400
$400 favorable.
favorable.
VOSV = AH(AR - SR)
c.
c. $335
$335 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
VOSV = 1,550 hrs($3.30 - $3.00)
d.
d. $300 favorable.VOSV = $465 unfavorable
$300 favorable.

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Hanson’s
Hanson’s efficiency
efficiency variance
variance (VOEV)
(VOEV) forfor
variable
variable manufacturing
manufacturing overhead
overhead for
for the
the
week
week was:
was:
a.
a. $435
$435 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
b.
b. $435
$435 favorable.
favorable.
c.
c. $150
$150 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
d.
d. $150
$150 favorable.
favorable.

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Hanson’s
Hanson’s efficiency
efficiency variance
variance (VOEV)
(VOEV) forfor
variable
variable manufacturing
manufacturing overhead
overhead for
for the
the
week
week was:
was:
a.
a. $435
$435 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
b.
b. $435
$435 favorable.
favorable. 1,000 units × 1.5 hrs per unit
c.
c. $150
$150 unfavorable.
unfavorable.
d.
d. $150
$150 favorable.
favorable.
VOEV = SR(AH - SH)
VOEV = $3.00(1,550 hrs - 1,500 hrs)
VOEV = $150 unfavorable
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Actual Hours Actual Hours Standard Hours

× × ×
Actual Rate Standard Rate Standard Rate
1,550 hours 1,550 hours 1,500 hours
× × ×
$3.30 per hour $3.00 per hour $3.00 per hour
= $5,115 = $4,650 = $4,500

Spending variance Efficiency variance

$465 unfavorable $150 unfavorable
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Management by Exception

Larger variances, in
How do I know dollar amount or as
which variances to a percentage of the
investigate? standard, are
investigated first.

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A Statistical Control Chart

10-9

Warning signals for investigation

Favorable Limit
• •
• • •
Desired Value
• •
Unfavorable Limit •
•
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Variance Measurements

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 Advantages of Standard Costs

Management by Promotes economy

exception and efficiency

Advantages
Enhances
Simplified responsibility
bookkeeping accounting

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Potential Problems with Standard Costs

Emphasizing standards Favorable

may exclude other variances may
important objectives. be misinterpreted.
Potential
Problems
Standard cost Emphasis on
reports may negative may
not be timely. impact morale.

Continuous
Invalid assumptions improvement may
about the relationship be more important
between labor than meeting standards.
cost and output.
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 Cost Flows in a Standard Cost System

•• Inventories
Inventories are
are recorded
recorded at
at standard
standard cost.
cost.
•• Variances
Variances are
are recorded
recorded as
as follows:
follows:
 Favorable
Favorable variances
variances are
are credits,
credits, representing
representing
savings
savings in
in production
production costs.
costs.
 Unfavorable
Unfavorable variances
variances are
are debits,
debits, representing
representing
excess
excess production
production costs.
costs.
•• Standard
Standard cost
cost variances
variances are
are usually
usually closed
closed to
to
cost
cost of
of goods
goods sold.
sold.
 Favorable
Favorable variances
variances decrease
decrease cost
cost of
of goods
goods sold.
sold.
 Unfavorable
Unfavorable variances
variances increase
increase cost
cost of
of goods
goods sold.
sold.

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