Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Standard costing

Standard costing — practice question

G Limited produces only one product. The budgeted data for March 2019 is given.
(a)[4]

Prepare a statement showing the overall flexed budgeted production costs for March 2019.

(b(i))[12]

Calculate the material price variance.

(b(ii))[12]

Calculate the material usage variance.

(b(iii))[12]

Calculate the labour rate variance.

(b(iv))[12]

Calculate the labour efficiency variance.

(b(v))[12]

Calculate the variance for fixed overhead expenditure.

(b(vi))[12]

Calculate the variance for fixed overhead volume.

(c)[2]

Explain how a fixed overhead capacity variance might occur.

(d)[5]

Prepare a statement that reconciles the budgeted production costs at 7800 units against the actual production costs.

(e)[2]

Explain to the directors one way in which they could lessen the impact of the increase in labour costs.

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