Q.4       Standard cost systems provide companies with a number of advantages, argue the statement.                                                                                                                 Following are the details of Abbass Industries for the period ended June 30, 2020. Company establish standard on its normal capacity of 120,000 units/hours in a year: Direct Material                       600,000 kgs at Rs. 9 per kg                         Direct Labor                          4 hours per unit at Rs. 6 per hour                         Factory overhead:                                     Fixed cost                  Rs. 240,000 per year or Rs. 20,000 per month.                                     Variable Cost              Rs. 4.50 per hour. During the one month of operation, company produced 11,000 units.                         Direct material used:                       60,500 kgs at Rs. 9.10 per kg                         Direct labor used:                             41,250 hours at Rs. 268,125                         Actual variable Factory overhead       Rs. 55,000 Required:                         Calculate the two variances for material, two variances for labor, and two variances for factory overhead.

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  1. Standard cost systems provide companies with a number of advantages, argue the statement.

                                                                                                                Following are the details of Abbass Industries for the period ended June 30, 2020. Company establish standard on its normal capacity of 120,000 units/hours in a year:

Direct Material                       600,000 kgs at Rs. 9 per kg

                        Direct Labor                          4 hours per unit at Rs. 6 per hour

                        Factory overhead:

                                    Fixed cost                  Rs. 240,000 per year or Rs. 20,000 per month.

                                    Variable Cost              Rs. 4.50 per hour.

During the one month of operation, company produced 11,000 units.

                        Direct material used:                       60,500 kgs at Rs. 9.10 per kg

                        Direct labor used:                             41,250 hours at Rs. 268,125

                        Actual variable Factory overhead       Rs. 55,000

Required:

                        Calculate the two variances for material, two variances for labor, and two variances for factory overhead.

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