Discount Sales Company Uses a Standard Cost System

question 65

Multiple Choice

Discount Sales Company uses a standard cost system.Variable overhead costs are allocated based on direct labor hours.In the first quarter,Discount Sales had a favorable cost variance for variable overhead costs.Which of the following scenarios is a reasonable explanation for this variance?

• A) The actual number of direct labor hours was lower than the budgeted hours.
• B) The actual variable overhead costs were higher than the budgeted costs.
• C) The actual variable overhead costs were lower than the budgeted costs.
• D) The actual number of direct labor hours was higher than the budgeted hours.

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Definitions:

Activity-based Costing

An accounting method that assigns costs to products or services based on the activities that go into producing them, promoting detailed cost management.

Manufacturing Overhead

Manufacturing overhead includes indirect costs associated with manufacturing, such as maintenance, utilities, and quality control, not directly tied to specific units of production.

Activity Cost Pools

Groups of related costs that are allocated to specific activities using cost drivers in activity-based costing systems.

Product X

A placeholder name commonly used to refer to a generic or unspecified product in discussions or examples.