Standard costing, journal entries. The Warner Company manufactures reproductions of expen- sive sunglasses. Warner uses the standard-costing method of process costing to account for the produc- tion of the sunglasses. All materials are added at the beginning of production. The costs and output of sunglasses for May 2017 are as follows: Physical % of Completion for Conversion Costs 60% Direct Materials Conversion Costs Work in process, beginning Started during May Completed and transferred out Work in process, ending Standard cost per unit Costs added during May Units 22,000 95,000 87,000 30,000 $ 48,400 $ 33,000 75% $ 2.20 $ 2.50 $207,500 $238,000

In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for …

The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on t…