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Journal Entries For Variances

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Journal Entries to Record

Variances
Appendix 10B

PowerPoint Authors:
Susan Coomer Galbreath, Ph.D., CPA
Charles W. Caldwell, D.B.A., CMA
Jon A. Booker, Ph.D., CPA, CIA
Cynthia J. Rooney, Ph.D., CPA
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Learning Objective 5

(Appendix 10B)
Prepare journal entries
to record standard
costs and variances.
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Glacier Peak Outfitters ― Revisited


We will use information from the Glacier Peak Outfitters
example presented earlier in the chapter to illustrate journal
entries for standard cost variances. Recall the following:

Material Labor
AQ × AP = $1,029 AH × AR = $26,250
AQ × SP = $1,050 AH × SR = $25,000
SQ × SP = $1,000 SH × SR = $24,000
MPV = $21 F LRV = $1,250 U
MQV = $50 U LEV = $1,000 U

Now, let’s prepare the entries to record


the labor and material variances.
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Recording Materials Variances


GENERAL JOURNAL Page 4
Post.
Date Description Ref. Debit Credit
Raw Materials 1,050
Materials Price Variance 21
Accounts Payable 1,029
To record the purchase of material

Work in Process 1,000


Materials Quantity Variance 50
Raw Materials 1,050
To record the use of material
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Recording Labor Variances

GENERAL JOURNAL Page 4


Post.
Date Description Ref. Debit Credit
Work in Process 24,000
Labor Rate Variance 1,250
Labor Efficiency Variance 1,000
Wages Payable 26,250
To record direct labor
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Cost Flows in a Standard Cost System

Inventories are recorded at standard cost.


Variances are recorded as follows:
 Favorable variances are credits, representing
savings in production costs.
 Unfavorable variances are debits, representing
excess production costs.
Standard cost variances are usually closed out
to cost of goods sold.
 Unfavorable variances increase cost of goods sold.
 Favorable variances decrease cost of goods sold.
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End of Appendix 10B

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