When the actual cost is less than the standard cost, the difference is termed as

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• Match the columns (i) Activity Ratio -------------------- i) (Actual hours worked / Budgeted hours) * 100 (ii) Capacity Ratio ------------------ ii) (Standard hours of actual production / Actual hours worked) * 100 (iii) Efficiency Ratio ----------------- iii) (Standard hours for actual output / Budgeted hours) * 100
• Given standard time per unit is 80 hours, standard time per hour @ Rs 1 per hour, actual time per unit is 90 hours and actual rate per hour @ Rs 1.10 per hour. Determine labour cost variance, labour rate variance and labour efficiency variance.
• XYZ factory working for 50 hours per week employs hundred workers on a job work. The standard output is 200 units per gang hour and standard rate is Rs 1 per hour. During a week in June, five employees were paid @ Rs 1.20 per hour and ten employees were paid @ 80 paise per hour. Rest of the employees were paid @ standard hour rate. The actual number of units produced was 10,200. Determine labour cost variance
• The data related to Production of T are for material X standard data and actual data are 40 kgs @ Rs 10 and 55 kgs @ Rs 9, respectively. The standard data and actual data for material Y are 50 kgs @ Rs 5 and 35 kgs @ Rs 7. Determine material usage variance.
• In a manufacturing firm, the standard quantity of material was set at 10 kg and standard price was fixed at Rs. 2 per kg. The actual quantity consumed was 12 kg and the actual price paid was Rs 1.90 per kg. Determine material usage variance.
• The Carl Care Company established the following direct labour cost standards for one unit of product Z: •Standard hours: 1.5 hours •Standard rate: $20 per hour •Standard cost: $30 (1.5 hours @ $20 per hour) During the month of July, 20,000 direct labour hours were worked, and 12,500 units of product Z were manufactured. The total wages related to direct labour in July were $405,000. The direct labour rate variance for July was:
• During the month of December actual direct labour cost amounted to $39,550, the standard direct labour rate was $10 per hour and the direct labour rate variance amounted to $450 favourable. The actual direct labour hours worked were:
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• To establish an effective system of standard costing it is essential that 1) The technical process of operation should be prone to planning 2) The cost of the products should be given 3) The process or operating costs of products should be provided 4) The standard costing should be consistent with the technical procedure of the production of the specific entity
• If the actual price input is $700, the budgeted price of input is $400 and the actual quantity of input are 50 units, then the price variance will be