Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)
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ISBN: 9781305970663
Author: Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 2CE
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.
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