Which type of standard cost is most useful for monitoring trends in performance over time?
What is the quick ratio of the company?
Which of the following describes a 'basic standard' within the context of budgeting?
What is the current ratio of the company?
Which of the following statements about standard costing is NOT true?
Ideal standards are long-term targets.
A company uses a standard absorption costing system. Last month budgeted production was 8,000 units and the standard fixed production overhead cost was $15 per unit. Actual production last month was 8,500 units and the actual fixed production overhead cost was $17 per unit.What was the total adverse fixed production overhead variance for last month?
A cost centre had an overhead absorption rate of $4.25 per machine hour, based on a budgeted activity level of 12,400 machine hours.In the period covered by the budget, actual machine hours worked were 2% more than the budgeted hours and the actual overhead expenditure incurred in the cost centre was $56,389.What was the total over or under absorption of overheads in the cost centre for the period?
【简答题】
From the information provided calculate
(i) The actual price paid per kg for the direct material
(ii) The standard quantity that should have been used for actual production.
Which of the following is likely to lead to the variances stated above?