
Cornerstones of Cost Management 2nd Edition by Don Hansen ,Maryanne Mowen
Edition 2ISBN: 978-1111824402
Cornerstones of Cost Management 2nd Edition by Don Hansen ,Maryanne Mowen
Edition 2ISBN: 978-1111824402 Exercise 1
Overhead Variances and Their Disposal
Warner Company has the following data for the past year:
Warner uses the overhead control account to accumulate both actual and applied overhead.
Required:
1. Calculate the overhead variance for the year and close it to cost of goods sold.
2. Assume the variance calculated is material. After prorating, close the variances to the appropriate accounts and provide the final ending balances of these accounts.
3. What if the variance is of the opposite sign calculated in Requirement 1? Provide the appropriate adjusting journal entries for Requirements 1 and 2.
Warner Company has the following data for the past year:

Warner uses the overhead control account to accumulate both actual and applied overhead.
Required:
1. Calculate the overhead variance for the year and close it to cost of goods sold.
2. Assume the variance calculated is material. After prorating, close the variances to the appropriate accounts and provide the final ending balances of these accounts.
3. What if the variance is of the opposite sign calculated in Requirement 1? Provide the appropriate adjusting journal entries for Requirements 1 and 2.
Explanation
The past year's data of Warner...
Cornerstones of Cost Management 2nd Edition by Don Hansen ,Maryanne Mowen
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