Signore Corporation Uses a Standard Cost System in Which Inventories

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Signore Corporation uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs and any variances are closed directly to Cost of Goods Sold. The standard cost card for the company's only product is as follows: During the year, the company purchased 34,600 gallons of raw material at a price of $9.10 per gallon and used 30,050 gallons of the raw material to produce 20,100 units of work in process.Assume that all transactions are recorded on a worksheet as shown in the text. On the left-hand side of the equals sign in the worksheet are columns for Cash, Raw Materials, Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Property, Plant, and Equipment (net) . All of the variance columns are on the right-hand-side of the equals sign along with the column for Retained Earnings.When the purchase of raw materials is recorded, which of the following entries will be made?

• A) $3,460 in the Materials Quantity Variance column
• B) ($3,460) in the Materials Price Variance column
• C) $3,460 in the Materials Price Variance column
• D) ($3,460) in the Materials Quantity Variance column

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Definitions:

Contra-Asset

A contra-asset account is a negative asset account that offsets the balance on the asset account with which it is paired.

Liability

Liability represents an entity's financial debt or obligations that arise during the course of operations, expected to be paid or settled in the future.

Bargain Purchase Option

An option in a lease that allows the lessee to purchase the leased asset at the end of the lease term at a price significantly lower than its estimated fair market value.

Capital Lease

A lease agreement that transfers substantially all the risks and benefits of ownership to the lessee, effectively treated as a purchase by the lessee.