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Managerial Accounting

Eighth Edition

Weygandt Kimmel Kieso

Chapter 11
Standard Costs and Balanced Scorecard

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Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
LO 1 Describe standard costs.
LO 2 Determine direct materials variances.
LO 3 Determine direct labor and total manufacturing
overhead variances.
LO 4 Prepare variance reports and balanced scorecards.

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Overview of Standard Costs

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1
Describe standard costs.

Advantages of Standard Costs:


1. Facilitate management planning
2. Promote greater economy by making employees more “cost-
conscious ”
3. Useful in setting selling prices
4. Contribute to management control by providing basis for
evaluation of cost control
5. Useful in highlighting variances in management by exception
6. Simplify costing of inventories and reduce clerical costs

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Overview of Standard Costs
Advantages of Standard Costs:
1. Facilitate management planning
2. Promote greater economy by making employees more
“cost-conscious ”
3. Useful in setting selling prices
4. Contribute to management control by providing basis for
evaluation of cost control
5. Useful in highlighting variances in management by
exception
6. Simplify costing of inventories and reduce clerical costs

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Distinguishing Between Standards
and Budgets
Both standards and budgets are predetermined costs, and
both contribute to management planning and control.
There is a difference:
• A standard is a unit amount
• A budget is a total amount

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Setting Standard Costs (1 of 11)
Setting standard costs requires input from all persons who
have responsibility for costs and quantities.
Standards should change whenever managers determine
that the existing standard is not a good measure of
performance.

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Setting Standard Costs (2 of 11)
Ideal versus Normal Standards
Companies set standards at one of two levels:
• Ideal standards represent optimum levels of
performance under perfect operating conditions
• Normal standards represent efficient levels of
performance that are attainable under expected
operating conditions
o Should be rigorous but attainable

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Setting Standard Costs (3 of 11)
Most companies that use standards set them at a(n):
a. optimum level
b. ideal level
c. normal level
d. practical level

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Setting Standard Costs (4 of 11)
Most companies that use standards set them at a(n):
a. optimum level
b. ideal level
c. Answer: normal level
d. practical level

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Setting Standard Costs (5 of 11)
Direct Materials
Direct materials price standard is the cost per finished unit
of direct materials that should be incurred.

Item Price
Purchase price, net of discounts $2.70
Freight 0.20
Receiving and handling 0.10
Standard direct materials price per pound $3.00

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Setting Standard Costs (6 of 11)
Direct Materials
Direct materials quantity standard is the quantity of direct
materials that should be used per unit of finished goods.
Quantity
Item
(pounds)
Required materials 3.5
Allowance for waste .4
Allowance for spoilage .1
Standard direct materials quantity per unit 4.0
Standard direct materials cost is $12.00 ($3.00 × 4.0 pounds)
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Setting Standard Costs (7 of 11)
The direct materials price standard should include an
amount for all of the following except:
a. receiving costs
b. storing costs
c. handling costs
d. normal spoilage costs

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Setting Standard Costs (8 of 11)
The direct materials price standard should include an
amount for all of the following except:
a. receiving costs
b. storing costs
c. handling costs
d. Answer: normal spoilage costs

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Setting Standard Costs (9 of 11)
Direct Labor
Direct labor price standard is the rate per hour that should be
incurred for direct labor.

Item Price
Hourly wage rate $12.50
COLA 0.25
Payroll taxes 0.75
Fringe benefits 1.50
Standard direct labor price per hour $15.00

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Setting Standard Costs (10 of 11)
Direct Labor
Direct labor quantity standard is the time that should be
required to make one unit of product.
Quantity
Item
(Hours)
Actual production time 1.5
Rest periods and cleanup 0.2
Setup and downtime 0.3
Standard direct labor hours per unit 2.0

Standard direct labor cost is $30.00 ($15.00 × 2.0 hours)


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Setting Standard Costs (11 of 11)
Manufacturing Overhead
For manufacturing overhead, companies use a standard
predetermined overhead rate in setting the standard.
Overhead rate is determined by dividing budgeted
overhead costs by an expected standard activity index,
such as standard direct labor hours or standard machine
hours.

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Manufacturing Overhead
Xonic uses standard direct labor hours as the activity index and
expects to produce 13,200 gallons during the year at normal
capacity. It takes 2 direct labor hours for each gallon.

Budgeted Standard
Overhead Rate per
Overhead Amount ÷ Direct Labor =
Direct Labor Hours
Costs Hours
Variable $79,200 ÷ 26,400 = $3.00
Fixed 52,800 ÷ 26,400 = 2.00
Total $132,000 ÷ 26,400 = $5.00

Standard manufacturing overhead rate per gallon is


$10 ($5 × 2 hours).
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Total Standard Cost per Unit
The total standard cost per unit is the sum of the standard costs
of direct materials, direct labor and manufacturing overhead.
Product: Xonic Tonic Unit Measure: Gallon
Manufacturing Cost Standard Standard Standard
× =
Elements Quantity Price Cost
Direct materials 4 pounds × $ 3.00 = $12.00
Direct labor 2 hours × 15.00 = 30.00
Manufacturing overhead 2 hours × 5.00 = 10.00
Total $52.00

The total standard cost per gallon is $52.00.

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DO IT! 1: Standard Costs
Ridette Inc. accumulated the following standard cost data concerning
product Cty31.
Direct materials per unit: 1.5 pounds at $4 per pound
Direct labor per unit: 0.25 hours at $13 per hour
Manufacturing overhead: rate of $15.60 per direct labor hour
Compute the standard cost of one unit of product Cty31.
Manufacturing Cost Standard Standard Standard
× =
Elements Quantity Price Cost
Direct materials 1.5 pounds × $ 4.00 = $6.00
Direct labor 0.25 hours × 13.00 = 3.25
Manufacturing overhead 0.25 hours × 15.00 = 3.90
Total $13.15

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Direct Materials Variances

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2
Determine direct materials variances.

Analyzing and Reporting Variances


Variances are differences between total actual costs and
total standard costs.
• Actual costs < Standard costs = Favorable variance
• Actual costs > Standard costs = Unfavorable variance
Must be analyzed to determine underlying factors.
Analyzing begins by determining the cost elements that
comprise the variance.
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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (1 of 15)
A variance is favorable if actual costs are:
a. less than budgeted costs.
b. less than standard costs.
c. greater than budgeted costs.
d. greater than standard costs

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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (2 of 15)
A variance is favorable if actual costs are:
a. less than budgeted costs.
b. Answer: less than standard costs.
c. greater than budgeted costs.
d. greater than standard costs

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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (3 of 15)
Illustration: Assume that in Direct materials $13,020
producing 1,000 gallons of Direct labor 31,080
Xonic Tonic in the month of
Variable overhead 6,500
June, Xonic incurred the costs to
the right. Fixed overhead 4,400
Total actual costs $55,000

The total standard cost of Actual costs $55,000


Xonic Tonic is $52,000 Less: Standard costs 52,000
(1,000 gallons × $52).
Total variance $ 3,000

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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (4 of 15)
A variance can result from differences related to the cost
of materials, labor, or overhead.
Materials Labor Overhead Total
+ +
Variance Variance Variance = Variance

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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (5 of 15)
Format for computing price and quantity variances.

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Computing Direct Materials Variances (1 of 3)
In completing the order for 1,000 gallons of Xonic Tonic,
Xonic used 4,200 pounds of direct materials. These were
purchased at a cost of $3.10 per unit. Standard price is $3.

Actual Quantity Standard Quantity Total Materials


× Actual Price  × Standard Price = Variance
(AQ) × (AP) (SQ) × (SP) (TMV)

$13, 020 $12, 000


 = $1, 020 U
(4, 200  $3.10) (4, 000  $3.00)

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Computing Direct Materials Variances (2 of 3)
Next, Xonic analyzes total variance to determine the amount
attributable to price (costs) and to quantity (use). Materials
price variance is computed from the following formula.
Actual Quantity Actual Quantity Materials Price
× Actual Price  × Standard Price = Variance
(AQ) × (AP) (AQ) × (SP) (MPV)

$13, 020 $12, 600


 = $420 U
(4, 200  $3.10) (4, 200  $3.00)

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Computing Direct Materials Variances (3 of 3)

The materials quantity variance is determined from the


following formula.
Actual Quantity Standard Quantity Materials Quantity
× Actual Price  × Standard Price = Variance
(AQ) × (AP) (SQ) × (SP) (MQV)
$12, 600 $12, 000
 = $600 U
(4, 200  $3.10) (4, 000  $3.00)
Materials price variance $ 420 U
Materials quantity variance 600 U
Total materials variance $1,020 U
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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (6 of 15)

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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (7 of 15)
Causes of Materials Variances
Materials price variance – factors that affect price paid for
raw materials include
• availability of quantity and cash discounts
• quality of the materials requested
• delivery method used
To the extent that these factors are considered in setting the
price standard, the purchasing department is responsible.

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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (8 of 15)

Causes of Materials Variances


Materials quantity variance – if the variance is due to
inexperienced workers, faulty machinery, or carelessness, the
production department is responsible.

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DO IT! 2: Direct Materials Variances
The standard cost of Wonder Walkers includes two units of direct
materials at $8.00 per unit. During July, the company buys 22,000 units of
direct materials at $7.50 and uses those materials to produce 10,000
Wonder Walkers. Compute the total, price, and quantity variances for
materials.
Standard quantity = 10,000 × 2 = 20,000
Substituting amounts into the formulas, the variances are
Total materials variance = (22,000 × $7.50) − (20,000 × $8.00) =
$5,000 unfavorable
Materials price variance = (22,000 × $7.50) − (22,000 × $8.00) =
$11,000 favorable
Materials quantity variance = (22,000 × $8.00) − (20,000 × $8.00) =
$16,000 unfavorable
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Direct Labor and Manufacturing Overhead Variances

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3
Determine direct labor and total manufacturing
overhead variances.

Direct Labor Variances


Process of determining direct labor variances is the same
as for determining the direct materials variances.
Total labor variance is the difference between the
amount actually paid for labor versus the amount that
should have been paid.

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Direct Labor Variances (1 of 3)
In completing the Xonic order, Xonic incurred 2,100 direct
labor hours at an average hourly rate of $14.80. The standard
hours allowed for the units produced were 2,000 hours (1,000
gallons x 2 hours). The standard labor rate was $15 per hour.
The total labor variance is computed as follows.
Actual Hours Standard Hours Total Labor
× Actual Rate  × Standard Rate = Variance
(AH) × (AR) (SH) × (SR) (TLV)

$31, 080 $30, 000


  $1, 080U
(4, 200  $3.10) (4, 200  $3.00)

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Direct Labor Variances (2 of 3)
Next, Xonic analyzes the total variance to determine the
amount attributable to price (costs) and to quantity (use). The
labor price variance is computed from the following formula.
Actual Hours Actual Hours Labor Price
× Actual Rate  × Standard Rate = Variance
(AH) × (AR) (AH) × (SR) (LPV)

$31, 080 $31, 500


  $420F
(2,100 $14.80) (2,100  $15.00)

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Direct Labor Variances (3 of 3)
The labor quantity variance is computed from the
following formula.
Actual Hours Standard Hours Labor Quantity
× Actual Rate  × Standard Rate = Variance
(AH) × (AR) (SH) × (SR) (LQV)
$31, 500 $30, 000
  $1, 500 U
(2,100 $15.00) (2, 000  $15.00)
Labor price variance $ 420 F
Labor quantity variance 1,500 U
Total direct labor variance $1,080 U
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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (9 of 15)

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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (10 of 15)

Causes of Labor Variances


Labor price variance – usually results from two factors:
1. Paying works different wages than expected
2. Misallocation of workers
When workers are not unionized, manager who
authorized wage increase is responsible for higher wages.
Production department generally is responsible for labor
price variances resulting from misallocation of workforce.

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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (11 of 15)

Causes of Labor Variances


Labor quantity variance
• Relates to the efficiency of workers
• Cause of a quantity variance generally can be traced to
production department

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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (12 of 15)

Manufacturing Overhead Variances


Total overhead variance is the difference between actual
overhead costs and overhead costs applied to work done.
Computation of actual overhead is comprised of a variable
and a fixed component.
Variable overhead $ 6,500
Fixed overhead 4,400
Total actual overhead $10,900
Predetermined overhead rate for Xonic Tonic is $5.
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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (13 of 15)
The formula for the total overhead variance and the
calculation for Xonic, Inc. for the month of June.
Actual Overhead Total Overhead
 =
Overhead Applied * Variance
$10, 900 $10, 000
  $900 U
($6, 500 + $4, 400) ($5  2, 000 hours)

Standard hours allowed are hours that


should have been worked for units produced.

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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (14 of 15)

Overhead variance is generally analyzed through a price


variance and a quantity variance.
Overhead controllable variance (price variance) shows
whether overhead costs are effectively controlled.
Overhead volume variance (quantity variance) relates to
whether fixed costs were under- or over-applied during
the year.

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Analyzing and Reporting Variances (15 of 15)

Causes of Manufacturing Overhead Variances


• Over- or underspending on overhead items such as
indirect labor, electricity, etc.
• Poor maintenance on machines
• Flow of materials through production is impeded
because lack of skilled labor to perform necessary
production tasks, due to a lack of planning
• Lack of sales orders

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DO IT! 3: Labor and Manufacturing
Overhead Variances (1 of 5)
The standard cost of Product YY includes 3 hours of
direct labor at $12.00 per hour. The predetermined
overhead rate is $20.00 per direct labor hour. During July,
the company incurred 3,500 hours of direct labor at an
average rate of $12.40 per hour and $71,300 of
manufacturing overhead costs. It produced 1,200 units.
a. Compute the total, price, and quantity variances for labor.
b. Compute the total overhead variance.

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DO IT! 3: Labor and Manufacturing
Overhead Variances (2 of 5)
a. Compute the total, price, and quantity variances for labor.
Actual direct labor hours 3,500
Average direct labor rate per hour $ 12.40
$43,400
Units produced 1,200
Standard direct labor hours per unit 3
Standard direct labor hours 3,600
Standard direct labor rate per hour $ 12.00
$43,200
Total labor variance (unfavorable) $ 200

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DO IT! 3: Labor and Manufacturing
Overhead Variances (3 of 5)
a. Compute the total, price, and quantity variances for labor.

Actual direct labor hours 3,500


Average direct labor rate per hour $ 12.40
blank $43,400
Actual direct labor hours 3,500
Standard direct labor rate per hour $ 12.00
Blank $42,000
Labor price variance (unfavorable) $1,400

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DO IT! 3: Labor and Manufacturing
Overhead Variances (4 of 5)
a. Compute the total, price, and quantity variances for labor.

Actual direct labor hours 3,500


Standard direct labor hours per unit $ 12.00
$42,000
Units produced 1,200
Standard direct labor hours per unit 3
Standard direct labor hours 3,600
Standard direct labor rate per hour $ 12.00
$43,200
Labor quantity variance (favorable) $1,200
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DO IT! 3: Labor and Manufacturing
Overhead Variances (5 of 5)
b. Compute the total overhead variance.
Manufacturing overhead costs $71,300
Units produced 1,200
Standard direct labor hours per unit 3
Standard direct labor hours 3,600
Predetermined overhead rate per direct labor hour $ 20.00
$72,000
Total overhead variance (favorable) $ 700

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Variance Reports and Balanced Scorecards

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 4
Prepare variance reports and balanced scorecards.

Reporting Variances
• Variances should be reported to appropriate levels of
management
• Form, content, and frequency of variance reports vary
• Facilitate principle of “management by exception”
• Management normally looks for significant variances

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Reporting Variances
Materials price variance report for Xonic, Inc., with materials
for Xonic Tonic order listed first.

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Income Statement Presentation of
Variances (1 of 2)
Under a standard cost accounting system, cost of goods
sold is stated at standard cost and the variances are
disclosed separately.
• Unfavorable variances increase cost of goods sold
• Favorable variances decrease cost of goods sold

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Income Statement Presentation of
Variances (2 of 2)

Based on production and sale of 1,000 units of Xonic Tonic at $70


per unit.
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Variance Reports (1 of 2)
Which of the following is incorrect about variance
reports?
a. They facilitate “management by exception”
b. They should only be sent to the top level of
management
c. They should be prepared as soon as possible
d. They may vary in form, content, and frequency among
companies

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Variance Reports (2 of 2)
Which of the following is incorrect about variance
reports?
a. They facilitate “management by exception”
b. Answer: They should only be sent to the top level of
management
c. They should be prepared as soon as possible
d. They may vary in form, content, and frequency among
companies

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Balanced Scorecard (1 of 6)
• Incorporates financial and nonfinancial measures in an
integrated system that links performance measurement and a
company’s strategic goals
• Evaluates company performance from a series of
“perspectives”
Four most commonly employed perspectives are:

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Balanced Scorecard (2 of 6)
Industry Measure
Automobiles Capacity utilization of plants
Average age of key assets
Impact of strikes
Brand-loyalty statistics
Computer Systems Market profile of customer end-products
Number of new products
Employee stock ownership percentages
Number of scientists and technicians used in R&D
Chemicals Customer satisfaction data
Factors affecting customer product selection
Number of patents and trademarks held
Customer brand awareness
Regional Banks Number of ATMs by state
Number of products used by average customer
Percentage of customer service calls handled by
interactive voice response units
Personnel cost per employee
Credit card retention rates

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Balanced Scorecard (3 of 6)
Perspectives Objective
Financial Return on assets
Net income
Credit rating
Share price
Profit per employee
Customer Percentage of customers who would recommend product
Customer retention
Response time per customer request
Brand recognition.
Customer service expense per customer
Internal Process Percentage of defect-free products
Stockouts
Labor utilization rates
Waste reduction
Planning accuracy
Learning and Growth Percentage of employees leaving in less than one year.
Number of cross-trained employees.
Ethics violations
Training hours
Reportable accidents

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Balanced Scorecard (4 of 6)
Which of the following would not be an objective used in
the customer perspective of the balanced scorecard
approach?
a. Percentage of customers who would recommend
product to a friend
b. Customer retention
c. Brand recognition
d. Earning per share

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Balanced Scorecard (5 of 6)
Which of the following would not be an objective used in
the customer perspective of the balanced scorecard
approach?
a. Percentage of customers who would recommend
product to a friend
b. Customer retention
c. Brand recognition
d. Answer: Earning per share

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Balanced Scorecard (6 of 6)
In summary, the balanced scorecard does the following:
1. Employs both financial and nonfinancial measures.
2. Creates linkages so high-level corporate goals can be
communicated to the shop floor.
3. Provides measurable objectives for nonfinancial
measures.
4. Integrates company’s goals into a single performance
measurement system.

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DO IT! 4: Reporting Variances
Polar Vortex Corporation experienced the following variances: materials
price $250 F, materials quantity $1,100 F, labor price $700 U, labor
quantity $300 F, and overhead $800 F. Sales revenue was $102,700, and
cost of goods sold (at standard) was $61,900. Determine the actual gross
profit.
Sales revenue $102,700
Cost of goods sold (at standard) 61,900
Gross profit (at standard) 40,800
Variances
Materials price $ 250 F
Materials quantity 1,100 F
Labor price 700 U
Labor quantity 300 F
Overhead 800 F
Total variance favorable 1,750
Gross profit (actual) $42,550
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Appendix 11A : Standard Cost System
A standard cost accounting system is a double-entry
system of accounting. Standard cost systems are used with
either
• job order costing or
• process costing
System is based on two important assumptions:
1. Variances are recognized at earliest opportunity
2. Work in Process account is maintained exclusively on
basis of standard costs
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Standard Cost Accounting System (1 of 5)
1. Purchase raw materials on account for $13,020 when the
standard cost is $12,600.
Raw Materials Inventory 12,600
Materials Price Variance 420
Accounts Payable 13,000
2. Incur direct labor costs of $31,080 when the standard labor cost
is $31,500.
Factory Labor 31,500
Labor Price Variance 420
Factory Wages Payable 31,080

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Standard Cost Accounting System (2 of 5)

3. Incur actual manufacturing overhead costs of $10,900.


Manufacturing Overhead 10,900
Accounts Payable/Acc. Depreciation 10,900

4. Issue raw materials for production at a cost of $12,600


when the standard cost is $12,000.

Work in Process Inventory 12,000


Materials Quantity Variance 600
Raw Materials Inventory 12,600

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Standard Cost Accounting System (3 of 5)
5. Assign factory labor to production at a cost of $31,500 when
standard cost is $30,000.
Work in Process Inventory 30,000
Labor Quantity Variance 1,500
Factory Labor 31,500
6. Apply manufacturing overhead to production $10,000.

Work in Process Inventory 10,000


Manufacturing Overhead 10,000

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Standard Cost Accounting System (4 of 5)
7. Transfer completed work to finished goods $52,000.

Finished Goods Inventory 52,000


Work in Process Inventory 52,000

8. Sell the 1,000 gallons of Xonic Tonic for $70,000.


Accounts Receivable 70,000
Sales 70,000
Cost of Goods Sold 52,000
Finished Goods Inventory 52,000

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Standard Cost Accounting System (5 of 5)

Prior to this next entry, a debit balance of $900 exists in


Manufacturing Overhead because overhead of $10,900 was
incurred but only $10,000 of overhead was applied.
9. Recognize unfavorable total overhead variance.

Overhead Variance 900


Manufacturing Overhead 900

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Ledger Accounts

Each debit balance in


variance accounts
indicates an unfavorable
variance; each credit
balance indicates a
favorable variance.
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Appendix 11B: Overhead Controllable
and Volume Variances
Overhead variance is analyzed through a price variance
and a quantity variance.
• Overhead controllable variance (price variance)
shows whether overhead costs are effectively controlled
• Overhead volume variance (quantity variance) relates
to whether fixed costs were under- or over-applied

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Overhead Controllable Variance (1 of 7)
Overhead controllable variance shows whether
overhead costs are effectively controlled.
To compute, compare actual overhead costs incurred with
budgeted costs for standard hours allowed.
• Budgeted costs are determined from a flexible
manufacturing overhead budget

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Overhead Controllable Variance (2 of 7)
For Xonic the budget formula for manufacturing overhead is variable
manufacturing overhead cost of $3 per hour of labor plus fixed manufacturing
overhead costs of $4,400.
Flexible Manufacturing Overhead Monthly Budget
Activity Index blank blank blank blank
Standard direct labor hours 1,800 2,000 2,200 2,400
Costs blank blank blank blank
Variable costs blank blank blank blank
Indirect materials $1,800 $2,000 $2,200 $2,400
Indirect labor 2,700 3,000 3,300 3,600
Utilities 900 1,000 1,100 1,200
Total variable costs 5,400 6,000 6,600 7,200
Fixed costs blank blank blank blank
Supervision 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
Depreciation 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400
Total fixed costs 4,400 4,400 4,400 4,400
Total costs $9,800 $10,400 $11,000 $11,600

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Overhead Controllable Variance (3 of 7)
Formula for overhead controllable variance and
calculation for Xonic, Inc.
Actual Overhead Overhead
 =
Overhead Budgeted * Controllable
Variance

$10,900 $10,400
 = $500U
($6,500 + $4,400) (6,000 + $4, 400)

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Overhead Controllable Variance (4 of 7)
Difference between normal capacity hours and standard hours
allowed times the fixed overhead rate.

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Overhead Controllable Variance (5 of 7)
Xonic budgeted fixed overhead cost for the year of $52,800
(Illustration 11.6). At normal capacity, 26,400 standard
direct labor hours are required. The fixed overhead rate is
therefore $2 per hour ($52,800 ÷ 26,400 hours).
Xonic produced 1,000 units of Xonic Tonic in June. The
standard hours allowed for the 1,000 gallons produced in June
is 2,000 (1,000 gallons × 2 hours). For Xonic, normal capacity
for June is 1,100, so standard direct labor hours for June at
normal capacity is 2,200 (26,400 annual hours ÷ 12 months).
Show the computation of the overhead volume variance.

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Overhead Controllable Variance (6 of 7)
Show the computation of the overhead volume variance.

$2 × (2, 200  2, 000) = $400 U

The volume variance is unfavorable because Xonic produced


only 1,000 gallons rather than the normal capacity of 1,100
gallons in the month of June.

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Overhead Controllable Variance (7 of 7)
In computing overhead variances, it is important to
remember the following.
1. Standard hours allowed are used in each variance
2. Budgeted costs for controllable variance are derived
from flexible budget
3. Controllable variance generally pertains to variable
costs
4. Volume variance pertains solely to fixed costs

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