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victoria saunders
on Oct 10, 2024
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In the Excel spreadsheet approach in Appendix 9B in the text, each variance has its own clearing account that appears on the right-hand side of the "=" sign.This enables us to record all favorable variances as increases to their respective clearing accounts and all unfavorable variances as decreases to their accounts.
Favorable Variances
Differences between actual and budgeted or standard cost figures that are financially beneficial to a company.
Unfavorable Variances
Differences where actual results are worse than expected, often leading to higher costs or lower revenues.
- Acquire knowledge of and utilize the fundamentals of standard cost systems.
- Gain an understanding of how transactions are recorded in a typical cost accounting system.
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Learning Objectives
- Acquire knowledge of and utilize the fundamentals of standard cost systems.
- Gain an understanding of how transactions are recorded in a typical cost accounting system.
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