Purchase of Poor Quality Materials Will Generally Result in a Favourable

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Purchase of poor quality materials will generally result in a favourable materials price variance and an unfavourable labour rate variance.

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate calculated before a period begins, based on the estimated overhead costs and expected activity levels, used to apply overhead to products or job costs.

Machine-Hours

A metric for attributing indirect costs to products, calculated by counting the time production machinery is operated.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products, based on estimated overhead costs and estimated activity levels, computed at the beginning of an accounting period.

Manufacturing Cost

The total expense incurred in the process of producing goods, including direct materials, direct labor, and overhead costs.