Question: Kincaid Company's standard cost accounting system recorded this information from its June operations.
Standard direct materials cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $220,500
Direct materials quantity variance (favorable) . . . . . . . . . 20,250
Direct materials price variance (favorable) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,500
Actual direct labor cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335,000
Direct labor efficiency variance (favorable) . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,700
Direct labor rate variance (unfavorable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,500
Actual overhead cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359,000
Volume variance (unfavorable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,650
Controllable variance (unfavorable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,500
Required: 1. Prepare journal entries dated June 30 to record the company's costs and variances for the month. (Do not prepare the journal entry to close the variances.)
Analysis Component
2. Identify the areas that would attract the attention of a manager who uses management by exception. Describe what action(s) the manager should consider.