For example, if the cost of a kilowatt of electricity went up or if a purchaser had to pay more on machine supplies than usual, there could be a spending variance. Unfavorable efficiency variances occur when the factory uses more variable overhead pe...
If Connie’s Candy produced 2,200 units, they should expect total overhead to be10,400 and a standard overhead rate of4.73 (rounded). In addition to the total standard overhead rate, Connie’s Candy will want to know the variable overhead rates at each...
All costs that do not fluctuate directly with production volume are fixed costs. Fixed costs include various indirect costs and fixed manufacturing overhead costs. Variable costs include direct labor, direct materials, and variable overhead. Outdoor ...
Variable costing is generally not used for external reporting purposes. Under the Tax Reform Act of 1986, income statements must use absorption costing to comply with GAAP. Managers use variable costing to determine which products to offer and which ...
Although fixed costs do not vary with changes in production or sales volume, they may change over time. Some fixed costs are incurred at the discretion of a company's management, such as advertising and promotional expense, while others are not. It i...