If the Actual Rate Per Direct Labor-Hour Exceeds the Standard

question 38

True/False

If the actual rate per direct labor-hour exceeds the standard rate per direct labor-hour,then the journal entry to record the Direct Labor Rate Variance would be a credit.

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Definitions:

LIFO Reserve

The difference between the cost of inventory calculated under the Last In, First Out (LIFO) method and its cost under the First In, First Out (FIFO) method.

Cost of Goods Sold

The direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold in a company, including the cost of the materials and labor directly used to create the product.

FIFO Costs

First In, First Out, a cost flow assumption for inventory valuation where the oldest inventory items are recorded as sold first.

FIFO Inventory

A method of inventory valuation where the first items placed into inventory are the first ones sold; stands for First-In, First-Out.