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1. Standard costs should generally be based on the actual costs of prior periods.
F
Easy
2. The standard direct labor rate should not include fringe benefits.
F
Easy
3. From a standpoint of cost control, the most effective time to recognize material price variances is when the
F materials are placed into production.
Medium
4. The material quantity variance is computed based on the quantity of all materials purchased during the
F period.
Medium
5. Purchase of poor quality materials will generally result in a favorable materials price variance and an
F unfavorable labor rate variance.
Medium
6. A balanced scorecard is an integrated set of performance measures that support management's strategy
T throughout the organization.
Easy
7. The performance measures on a balanced scorecard tend to fall into four groups: financial measures,
F customer measures, internal business process measures, and external business process measures.
Medium
8. The emphasis in the balanced scorecard is on improvement rather than meeting a preset standard.
T
Easy
9. A balanced scorecard should contain every performance measure that can be expected to influence a
F company's profits.
Medium
11. (Appendix) A favorable labor efficiency variance would result in a credit balance in the labor efficiency
T variance account.
Medium
12. Management by exception means that a manager's attention is directed toward those parts of the
T organization where things are not proceeding according to plans.
Easy
13. The production manager is usually held responsible for the labor efficiency variance.
T
Easy
14. Quantity standards indicate how much of an input should be used for manufacturing a unit of product or in
T providing a unit of service.
Easy
15. All cost variances should be considered exceptions that require the attention of management.
F
Easy
Multiple Choice
16. The standards that allow for no machine breakdowns or other work interruptions and that require peak
C efficiency at all times are referred to as:
Easy a. normal standards.
b. practical standards.
c. ideal standards.
d. budgeted standards.
17. To measure controllable production inefficiencies, which of the following is the best basis for a company to
C use in establishing the standard hours allowed for the output of one unit of product?
Medium a. Average historical performance for the last several years.
CPA adapted b. Engineering estimates based on ideal performance.
c. Engineering estimates based on attainable performance.
d. The hours per unit that would be required for the present workforce to satisfy expected demand over
the long run.
19. If a company follows a practice of isolating variances at the earliest point in time, what would be the
B appropriate time to isolate and recognize a direct material price variance?
Easy a. When material is issued.
CPA adapted b. When material is purchased.
c. When material is used in production.
d. When production is completed.
22. (Appendix) What does a credit balance in a direct labor efficiency variance account indicate?
B a. the average wage rate paid to direct labor employees was less than the standard rate.
Hard b. the standard hours allowed for the units produced were greater than actual direct labor hours used.
CPA adapted c. actual total direct labor costs incurred were less than standard direct labor costs allowed for the units
produced.
d. the number of units produced was less than the number of units budgeted for the period.
23. If the actual labor hours worked exceed the standard labor hours allowed, what type of variance will occur?
C a. Favorable labor efficiency variance.
Easy b. Favorable labor rate variance.
c. Unfavorable labor efficiency variance.
d. Unfavorable labor rate variance.
24. Which of the following is the most probable reason a company would experience an unfavorable labor rate
A variance and a favorable labor efficiency variance?
Medium a. The mix of workers assigned to the particular job was heavily weighted towards the use of higher
CPA adapted paid, experienced individuals.
b. The mix of workers assigned to the particular job was heavily weighted towards the use of new
relatively low paid, unskilled workers.
c. Because of the production schedule, workers from other production areas were assigned to assist this
particular process.
d. Defective materials caused more labor to be used in order to produce a standard unit.
25. Which department is usually held responsible for an unfavorable materials quantity variance?
D a. Marketing
Easy b. Purchasing
CPA adapted c. Engineering
d. Production
26. A favorable material price variance coupled with an unfavorable material usage variance would MOST
B likely result from:
Easy a. problems with processing machines.
CMA adapted b. the purchase of low quality materials.
c. problems with labor efficiency.
d. changes in the product mix.
27. Tower Company planned to produce 3,000 units of its single product, Titactium, during November. The
C standards for one unit of Titactium specify six pounds of materials at P0.30 per pound. Actual production in
Medium November was 3,100 units of Titactium. There was a favorable materials price variance of P380 and an
CMA adapted unfavorable materials quantity variance of P120. Based on these variances, one could conclude that:
a. more materials were purchased than were used.
b. more materials were used than were purchased.
c. the actual cost per pound for materials was less than the standard cost per pound.
d. the actual usage of materials was less than the standard allowed.
28. A labor efficiency variance resulting from the use of poor quality materials should be charged to:
B a. the production manager.
Medium b. the purchasing agent.
c. manufacturing overhead.
d. the engineering department.
29. Which of the following represents value-added time in the manufacturing cycle?
D a. Inspection time.
Easy b. Queue time.
c. Move time.
d. Process time.
32. (Appendix) Drake Company purchased materials on account. The entry to record the purchase of materials
D having a standard cost of P1.50 per pound from a supplier at P1.60 per pound would include a:
Medium a. credit to Raw Materials Inventory.
b. debit to Work in Process.
c. credit to Materials Price Variance.
d. debit to Materials Price Variance.
33. (Appendix) Which of the following entries would correctly record the charging of direct labor costs to Work
A in Process given an unfavorable labor efficiency variance and a favorable labor rate variance?
Medium a. Work in Process
Labor Efficiency Variance
Labor Rate Variance
Wages Payable
b. Work in Process
Wages Payable
c. Work in Process
Labor Efficiency Variance
Labor Rate Variance
Wages Payable
d. Work in Process
Labor Rate Variance
Labor Efficiency Variance
Wages Payable
34. Under a standard cost system, the material price variances are usually the responsibility of the:
C a. production manager.
Easy b. sales manager.
CMA adapted c. purchasing manager.
d. engineering manager.
35. The terms "standard quantity allowed" or "standard hours allowed" mean:
C a. the actual output in units multiplied by the standard output allowed.
Medium b. the actual input in units multiplied by the standard output allowed.
c. the actual output in units multiplied by the standard input allowed.
d. the standard output in units multiplied by the standard input allowed.
36. Dahl Company, a clothing manufacturer, uses a standard costing system. Each unit of a finished product
D contains 2 yards of cloth. However, there is unavoidable waste of 20%, calculated on input quantities, when
Medium the cloth is cut for assembly. The cost of the cloth is P3 per yard. The standard direct material cost for cloth
CPA adapted per unit of finished product is:
a. P4.80.
b. P6.00.
c. P7.00.
d. P7.50.
37. Cox Company's direct material costs for the month of January were as follows:
C
Hard Actual quantity purchased ............. 18,000 kilograms
Actual unit purchase price ............ P 3.60 per kilogram
Materials price variance--
unfavorable (based on purchases) .... P 3,600
Standard quantity allowed
for actual production ............... 16,000 kilograms
Actual quantity used .................. 15,000 kilograms
For January there was a favorable direct material quantity variance of:
a. P3,360.
b. P3,375.
c. P3,400.
d. P3,800.
38. The Porter Company has a standard cost system. In July the company purchased and used 22,500 pounds of
C direct material at an actual cost of P53,000; the materials quantity variance was P1,875 Unfavorable; and
Hard the standard quantity of materials allowed for July production was 21,750 pounds. The materials price
variance for July was:
a. P2,725 F.
b. P2,725 U.
c. P3,250 F.
d. P3,250 U.
40. Last month 75,000 pounds of direct material were purchased and 71,000 pounds were used. If the actual
C purchase price per pound was P0.50 more than the standard purchase price per pound, then the material
Easy price variance was:
a. P2,000 F.
b. P37,500 F.
c. P37,500 U.
d. P35,500 U.
41. During March, Younger Company's direct material costs for product T were as follows:
A
Medium Actual unit purchase price ............... P6.50 per meter
CPA adapted Standard quantity allowed for actual
production ............................. 2,100 meters
Quantity purchased and used for actual
production ............................. 2,300 meters
Standard unit price ...................... P6.25 per meter
42. The following materials standards have been established for a particular product:
B
Easy Standard quantity per unit of output .. 1.7 meters
Standard price ........................ P19.80 per meter
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
43. The following materials standards have been established for a particular product:
A
Easy Standard quantity per unit of output .. 8.3 grams
Standard price ........................ P19.15 per gram
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
What was the actual purchase price per unit, rounded to the nearest penny?
a. P3.06.
b. P3.11.
c. P3.45.
d. P3.75.
45. The Fletcher Company uses standard costing. The following data are available for October:
B
Hard Actual quantity of direct materials used ... 23,500 pounds
Standard price of direct materials ......... P2 per pound
Material quantity variance ................. P1,000 favorable
46. Yola Company manufactures a product with standards for direct labor of 4 direct labor-hours per unit at a
B cost of P12.00 per direct labor-hour. During June, 1,000 units were produced using 4,100 hours at P12.20
Easy per hour. The direct labor efficiency variance was:
CPA adapted a. P1,200 favorable.
b. P1,200 unfavorable.
c. P2,020 favorable.
d. P2,020 unfavorable.
47. The following labor standards have been established for a particular product:
D
Easy Standard labor hours per unit of output .. 8.3 hours
Standard labor rate ...................... P12.10 per hour
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
48. The following labor standards have been established for a particular product:
A Standard labor hours per unit of output .. 1.7 hours
Easy Standard labor rate ...................... P14.05 per hour
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
49. Lab Corp. uses a standard cost system. Direct labor information for Product CER for the month of October
D follows:
Hard
CPA adapted Standard direct labor rate ................. P6.00 per hour
Actual direct labor rate paid .............. P6.10 per hour
Standard hours allowed for actual production 1,500 hours
Labor efficiency variance--unfavorable ..... P600
50. The standards for direct labor for a product are 2.5 hours at P8 per hour. Last month, 9,000 units of the
D product were made and the labor efficiency variance was P8,000 F. The actual number of hours worked
Hard during the past period was:
a. 23,500.
b. 22,500.
c. 20,500.
d. 21,500.
51. In a certain standard costing system the following results occurred last period: labor rate variance, P1,000
C U; labor efficiency variance, P2,800 F; and the actual labor rate was P0.20 more per hour than the standard
Hard labor rate. The number of actual direct labor hours used last period was:
a. 9,000.
b. 5,400.
c. 5,000.
d. 4,800.
52. The Reedy Company uses a standard costing system. The following data are available for November:
A
Hard Actual direct labor hours worked ... 5,800 hours
Standard direct labor rate ......... P9 per hour
Labor rate variance ................ P1,160 favorable
53. For the month of April, Thorp Co.'s records disclosed the following data relating to direct labor:
A
Hard Actual cost ............... P10,000
CPA adapted Rate variance ............. P 1,000 favorable
Efficiency variance ....... P 1,500 unfavorable
For the month of April, actual direct labor hours amounted to 2,000. In April, Thorp's standard direct labor
rate per hour was:
a. P5.50.
b. P5.00.
c. P4.75.
d. P4.50.
54. Borden Enterprises uses standard costing. For the month of April, the company reported the following data:
B
Hard • Standard direct labor rate: P10 per hour
• Standard hours allowed for actual production: 8,000
• Actual direct labor rate: P9.50 per hour
• Labor efficiency variance: P4,800 F
55. The following standards for variable manufacturing overhead have been established for a company that
B makes only one product:
Easy
Standard hours per unit of output ...... 7.8 hours
Standard variable overhead rate ........ P12.55 per hour
56. The following standards for variable manufacturing overhead have been established for a company that
B makes only one product:
Easy
Standard hours per unit of output ...... 5.6 hours
Standard variable overhead rate ........ P12.00 per hour
Reference: 10-1
Bryan Company employs a standard cost system in which direct materials inventory is carried at standard cost. Bryan has
established the following standards for the prime costs of one unit of product:
During March, Bryan purchased 165,000 pounds of direct material at a total cost of P585,750. The total factory wages for March
were P400,000, 90 percent of which were for direct labor. Bryan manufactured 25,000 units of product during March using
151,000 pounds of direct material and 32,000 direct labor hours.
57. The price variance for the direct material acquired by the company during March is:
B a. P7,550 favorable.
Medium b. P8,250 unfavorable.
Refer To: 10-1 c. P7,550 unfavorable.
d. P8,250 favorable.
Reference: 10-2
The Litton Company has established standards as follows:
Actual production figures for the past year are given below. The company records the materials price variance when materials are
purchased.
The company applies variable manufacturing overhead to products on the basis of direct labor hours.
Reference: 10-3
The Albright Company uses standard costing and has established the following standards for its single product:
During November, the company made 4,000 units and incurred the following costs:
The company applies variable manufacturing overhead to products on the basis of direct labor hours.
Reference: 10-4
Cole laboratories makes and sells a lawn fertilizer called Fastgro. The company has developed standard costs for one bag of
Fastgro as follows:
Standard
Standard Quantity Cost per Bag
Direct material ........... 20 pounds P8.00
The company had no beginning inventories of any kind on Jan. 1. Variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production on
the basis of direct labor hours. During January, the following activity was recorded by the company:
76. The total variance for variable overhead for January is:
D a. P85 F.
Medium b. P40 F.
Refer To: 10-4 c. P100 U.
d. P125 F.
Reference: 10-5
(Appendix) The Dexon Company makes and sells a single product called a Mip and employs a standard costing system. The
following standards have been established for one unit of Mip:
There were no inventories of any kind on August 1. During August, the following events occurred:
77. To record the purchase of direct materials, the general ledger would include what entry to the Materials
B Price Variance Account?
Medium a. P1,500 credit
Refer To: 10-5 b. P1,500 debit
c. P6,000 credit
d. P6,000 debit
78. To record the use of direct materials in production, the general ledger would include what entry to the
D Materials Quantity Variance account?
Medium a. P3,600 debit
Refer To: 10-5 b. P3,600 credit.
c. P900 debit
d. P900 credit
79. To record the incurrence of direct labor cost and its use in production, the general ledger would include what
D entry to the Labor Rate Variance account?
Medium a. P240 credit
Refer To: 10-5 b. P240 debit
c. P340 debit
d. P340 credit
80. To record the incurrence of direct labor costs and its use in production, the general ledger would include
B what entry to the Labor Efficiency Variance account?
Medium a. P480 credit
Refer To: 10-5 b. P240 debit
c. P1,200 debit
d. P1,200 credit
Reference: 10-6
The Alpha Company produces toys for national distribution. Standards for a particular toy are:
During the month of December, the company produced 1,000 units. Information for the month follows:
Materials: 14,000 ounces were purchased and used at a total cost of P7,140.
Labor: 2,500 hours worked at a total cost of P8,000.
Reference: 10-7
The following materials standards have been established for a particular product:
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
Reference: 10-8
The following materials standards have been established for a particular product:
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
Reference: 10-9
The following materials standards have been established for a particular product:
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
Reference: 10-10
The following labor standards have been established for a particular product:
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
Reference: 10-11
The Clark Company makes a single product and uses standard costing. Some data concerning this product for the month of May
follow:
Reference: 10-12
The following standards for variable manufacturing overhead have been established for a company that makes only one product:
98. What is the variable overhead spending variance for the month?
C a. P2,870 U
Hard b. P2,870 F
Refer To: 10-11 c. P1,715 U
d. P1,715 F
99. What is the variable overhead efficiency variance for the month?
C a. P1,680 F
Easy b. P1,190 U
Refer To: 10-12 c. P1,155 U
d. P1,190 F
Reference: 10-13
The Upton Company employs a standard costing system in which variable overhead is assigned to production on the basis of
direct labor hours. Data for the month of February include the following:
100. The standard variable overhead rate per direct labor hour is:
C a. P6.91.
Hard b. P6.95.
Refer To: 10-13 c. P7.00.
d. P7.12.
Reference: 10-14
Ricric Corporation has provided the following data for one of its products:
Essay
106. (Appendix) Albert Manufacturing Company manufactures a single product. The standard cost of one unit of
Hard this product is:
During the month of October, 6,000 units were produced. Selected cost data relating to the month's
production follow:
There was no beginning inventory of raw materials. The variable overhead rate is based on direct labor-
hours.
Required:
a. For direct materials, compute the price and quantity variances for the month, and prepare journal
entries to record activity for the month.
b. For direct labor, compute the rate and efficiency variances for the month, and prepare a journal
entry to record labor activity for the month.
c. For variable overhead, compute the spending variance for the month, and prove the efficiency
variance given above.
Answer:
Journal entries:
Raw Materials (60,000 feet @ P1.50) ....... 90,000
Materials Price Variance
(60,000 feet @ P.07 F) ................ 4,200
Accounts Payable (60,000 feet @ P1.43) .. 85,800
b. The actual hours worked during the period can be computed through the variable overhead
efficiency variance, as follows:
Journal entry:
Work in Process (6,00 hours @ P6.75) ..... 40,500
Labor Efficiency Variance (500 hrs. U @ P6.75) 3,696
Labor Rate Variance (6,500 hrs. @ P0.30 F) 6,480
Wages Payable (6,500 hrs. @ P6.45) ..... 41,925
107. (Appendix) Vernon Mills, Inc. is a large producer of men's and women's clothing. The company uses
Hard standard costs for all of its products. The standard costs and actual costs per unit of product for a recent
period are given below for one of the company's product lines:
Standard Actual
Cost Cost
Standard: 4.0 yards at P5.40 per yard ...... P21.60
Actual: 4.4 yards at P5.05 per yard ......... P22.22
Direct labor:
Standard: 1.6 hours at P6.75 per hour ....... P10.80
Actual: 1.4 hours at P7.30 per hour ......... P10.22
Variable overhead:
Standard: 1.6 hours at P2.70 per hour ....... P 4.32
Actual: 1.4 hours at P3.25 per hour ......... P 4.55
Total cost per unit ....................... P36.72 P36.99
During this period, the company produced 4,800 units of this product. A comparison of standard and actual
costs for the period on a total cost basis is given below:
There was no inventory of materials on hand at the beginning of the period. During the period, 21,120 yards
of materials were purchased, all of which were used in production.
Required:
a. For direct materials, compute the price and quantity variances for the period and prepare journal
entries to record all activity relating to direct materials for the period.
b. For direct labor, compute the rate and efficiency variances and prepare a journal entry to record
the incurrence of direct labor cost for the period.
c. For variable overhead, compute the spending and efficiency variances.
Answer:
Journal entries:
Raw Materials (21,120 yards @ P5.40) .......... 114,048
Materials Price Variance
(21,120 yards @ P0.35 F) .................. 7,392
Accounts Payable (21,120 yards @ P5.05) ..... 106,656
Journal entry:
Work in Process (7,600 hours @ P6.75) ......... 51,840
Labor Rate Variance (6,720 @ P0.55 U) ......... 3,696
Labor Efficiency Variance (960 hrs. F @ P6.75) 6,480
Wages Payable (6,720 hrs. @ P7.30) .......... 49,056
108. Lido Company’s standard and actual costs per unit for the most recent period, during which 400 units were
Medium actually produced, are given below:
Standard Actual
Materials:
Standard: 2 ft. at P1.50 per ft. ........ P 3.00
Actual: 2.1 ft. at P1.60 per ft. ........ P 3.36
Direct labor:
Standard: 1.5 hrs. at P6.00 per hr. ..... 9.00
Actual: 1.4 hrs. at P6.50 per hr. ....... 9.10
Variable overhead:
Standard: 1.5 hrs. at P3.40 per hr. ..... 5.10
Actual: 1.4 hrs. at P3.10 per hr. ....... 4.34
Total unit cost ............................ P17.10 P16.80
Required:
From the foregoing information, compute the following variances. Show whether the variance is favorable
(F) or unfavorable (U):
a. Material price variance
b. Material quantity variance
c. Direct labor rate variance
d. Direct labor efficiency variance
e. Variable overhead spending variance
f. Variable overhead efficiency variance
Answer:
a. Material price variance = AQ(AP-SP)
= (2.1x400)x(P1.60-P1.50)
= P84 U
109. (Appendix) The Lahn Company produces and sells a single product. Standards have been established for the
Medium product as follows:
Actual cost and usage figures for the past month follow:
Required:
Answer:
a. Raw materials inventory ................. 15,750*
Materials price variance .............. 1,350**
Accounts payable ...................... 14,400
110. The following materials standards have been established for a particular product:
Easy
Standard quantity per unit of output .. 9.2 grams
Standard price ........................ P14.70 per gram
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
Required:
Answer:
Solution:
Materials price variance = (AQ x AP) - (AQ x SP)
= P76,450 – (5,500 x P14.70)
= P4,400 F
111. The following materials standards have been established for a particular product:
Easy
Standard quantity per unit of output .. 9.4 pounds
Standard price ........................ P16.90 per pound
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
Required:
Answer:
Materials price variance = (AQ x AP) - (AQ x SP)
= P116,435 – (7,300 x P16.90)
= P6,935 F
112. The following materials standards have been established for a particular product:
Easy
Standard quantity per unit of output .. 3.6 feet
Standard price ........................ P10.20 per feet
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
Required:
Answer:
Materials price variance = (AQ x AP) - (AQ x SP)
= P68,515 – (7,100 x P10.20)
= P3,905 F
113. Dodge Company produces a single product. The company has set the following standards for materials and
Hard labor:
During the past month, the company purchased 7,000 pounds of direct materials at a cost of P26,250. All of
this material was used in the production of 1,300 units of product. Direct labor cost totaled P55,125 for the
month. The following variances have been computed:
Required:
a. For direct materials, compute the standard price per pound, the standard quantity allowed for
materials in total for the month's production, and the standard quantity per unit of product.
b. For direct labor, compute the actual direct labor cost per hour for the month and the labor rate variance.
Answer:
a. The actual cost of material per pound for the month was:
P26,500 ÷ 7,000 pounds = P3.75 per pound.
AQ (AP - SP) = Materials Price Variance
7,000 pounds (P3.75 - SP) = P1,750 F
P26,250 - 7,000 SP = P1,750 F
7,000 SP = P28,000
SP = P4.00
114. The supervisor of the cost department has just conferred with you concerning the variance analysis of direct
Hard labor for the month just ended. As she talked, you wrote feverishly, but you weren't able to record all the
information she gave you before she dashed off muttering something about "another brush fire to put out."
Your efforts are shown below:
Required:
a. To redeem yourself, complete the form above, adding numbers and labels. (The usual notations, AH,
SH, AR, SR, etc., may be used where appropriate.)
b. If you know that 18 minutes of labor is standard per unit of production, how many units were
produced?
Answer:
a.
AH X AR AH X SR SH X SR
4,800 hours X P7.20 4,800 hours X P7.50 4,500 hours X P7.50
P34,560 P36,000 P33,750
SR = (AH X SR) ÷ AH
= P36,000 ÷ 4,800
= P7.50
SH X SR = AH X SR - Efficiency variance
= P36,000 - P2,250U
= P36,000 - P2,250
= P33,750
SH = (SH X SR) ÷ SR
= P33,750 ÷ P7.50
= 4,500
b.
Standard hours allowed for units produced .......... 4,500
Divide by fraction of hour allowed per unit ........ 18/60
Actual units ....................................... 15,000
115. The following labor standards have been established for a particular product:
Easy
Standard labor hours per unit of output .. 2.8 hours
Standard labor rate ...................... P11.50 per hour
The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:
Required:
Answer:
Labor rate variance = (AH x AR) - (AH x SR)
= P80,385 – (6,900 x P11.50)
= P1,035 U
116. The following standards for variable manufacturing overhead have been established for a company that
Easy makes only one product:
Required:
Answer:
Variable overhead spending variance = (AH x AR) - (AH x SR)
= P97,600 – (6,100 x P15.80)
= P1,220 U