Final Exam Cost
Accounting Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
CostBvarianceBanalysisB-
BAnswerBComparisonBofBactualBinputBamountsBandBpricesBwithBstandardBinputBamou
ntsBandBprices.
EfficiencyBVarianceB-
BAnswerBDifferenceBbetweenBbudgetedBandBactualBresultsBarisingBfromBdifferencesBbe
tweenBtheBinputsBthatBwereBbudgetedBperBunitBofBoutputBandBtheBinputsBactuallyBu
sed.
FavorableBVarianceB-
BAnswerBVarianceBthat,BtakenBalone,BresultsBinBanBadditionBtoBoperatingBprofits.
FinancialBBudgetingB-
BAnswerBBudgetsBofBfinancialBresources,BforBexample,BtheBcashBbudgetBandBtheBbud
getedBbalanceBsheet.
FlexibleBbudgetB-
BAnswerBBudgetBthatBindicatesBrevenues,BcostsBandBprofitsBforBdifferentBlevelsBofBact
ivity.
FlexibleBbudgetBlineB-BAnswerBExpectedBmonthlyBcostsBofBdifferentBlevelsBofBoutput.
FlexibleBproductionBbudgetB-
BAnswerBStandardBinputBpriceBtimesBstandardBquantityBofBinputBpriceBtimesBstandard
BquantityBofBinputBallowedBforBactualBgoodBoutput.
,OperatingBbudgetsB-
BAnswerBBudgetedBincomeBstatement,BproductionBbudget,BbudgetedBcostBofBgoodsBs
old,BandBsupportingBbudgets.
PriceBVarianceB-
BAnswerBDifferenceBbetweenBactualBcostsBandBbudgetedBcostsBarisingBfromBchangesBi
nBtheBcostsBofBinputsBtoBaBproductionBprocessBorBotherBactivity.
ProductionBvolumeBvarianceB-
BAnswerBVarianceBthatBarisesBbecauseBtheBvolumeBisBusedBtoBapplyBfixedBoverheadB
differsBfromBtheBestimatedBvolumeBusedBtoBestimateBfixedBcostsBperBunit.
ProfitBvarianceBanalysisB-
BAnswerBAnalysisBofBtheBcausesBofBdifferencesBbetweenBbudgetedBandBprofitsBandBt
heBactualBprofitsBearned.
SalesBactivityBvarianceB-
BAnswerBDifferenceBbetweenBoperatingBprofitBinBtheBmasterBbudgetBandBtheBoperati
ngBprofitBinBtheBflexibleBbudgetBthatBarisesBbecauseBtheBactualBnumberBofBunitsBsol
dBisBdifferentBfromBtheBbudgetedBnumber;BAlsoBknownBasBsalesBvolumeBvariance
SalesBpriceBvarianceB-
BAnswerBDifferenceBbetweenBactualBrevenueBandBactualBunitsBsoldBmultipliedBbyBbud
getedBsellingBprice.
SpendingB(orBbudget)BvarianceB-BAnswerBPriceBvarianceBforBfixedBoverhead
StandardBcostBsheetB-
BAnswerBFormBprovidingBstandardBquantitiesBofBinputsBusedBtoBproduceBaBunitBoutp
utBandBtheBstandardBpricesBforBtheBinputs.
, StandardBcostingB-
BAnswerBAccountingBmethodBthatBassignsBcostsBtoBcostBobjectsBatBpredeterminedBa
mounts.
StaticBbudgetB-BAnswerBBudgetBforBaBsingleBactivityBlevel;BusuallyBtheBmasterBbudget
TotalBcostBvarianceB-
BAnswerBDifferenceBbetweenBbudgetedBandBactualBresultsB(equalBtoBtheBsumBofBthe
BpriceBandBefficiencyBvariance)
UnfavorableBvarianceB-BAnswerBVarianceBthat,BtakenBalone,BreducesBoperatingBprofit.
VarianceB-BAnswerBTheBdifferenceBbetweenBplannedBresultBandBactualBoutcome.
FormulaBforBsalesBactivityBvarianceB-BAnswerBMasterBbudgetBoperatingBprofits-
flexibleBbudgetBoperatingBprofits
FormulaBforBsalesBpriceBvarianceB-BAnswerB(BudgetedBsellingBprice-
AverageBactualBsellingBprice)*(ActualBquantity)
FormulaBforBvariableBpriceB(spending)BvarianceB-BAnswerB(AP-SP)*AQ
FormulaBforBefficiencyBvarianceB-BAnswerB(ActualBhours/actualBproductionBinBunits)-
(BudgetedBhours/BudgetedBproductionBinBunits)=Bx*SP*AcualBproductionBinBunits
FormulaBforBTotalBflexibleBbudgetBvarianceB-BAnswerB(AP-
SP)*AQB+B(ActualBhours/actualBproductionBinBunits)-
(BudgetedBhours/BudgetedBproductionBinBunits)=Bx*SP*AcualBproductionBinBunits
FormulaBforBFMOHBpriceB(spending)BvarianceB-BAnswerB(ActualBFMOHBcosts-
BBudgetedBFMOHBcosts)
Accounting Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
CostBvarianceBanalysisB-
BAnswerBComparisonBofBactualBinputBamountsBandBpricesBwithBstandardBinputBamou
ntsBandBprices.
EfficiencyBVarianceB-
BAnswerBDifferenceBbetweenBbudgetedBandBactualBresultsBarisingBfromBdifferencesBbe
tweenBtheBinputsBthatBwereBbudgetedBperBunitBofBoutputBandBtheBinputsBactuallyBu
sed.
FavorableBVarianceB-
BAnswerBVarianceBthat,BtakenBalone,BresultsBinBanBadditionBtoBoperatingBprofits.
FinancialBBudgetingB-
BAnswerBBudgetsBofBfinancialBresources,BforBexample,BtheBcashBbudgetBandBtheBbud
getedBbalanceBsheet.
FlexibleBbudgetB-
BAnswerBBudgetBthatBindicatesBrevenues,BcostsBandBprofitsBforBdifferentBlevelsBofBact
ivity.
FlexibleBbudgetBlineB-BAnswerBExpectedBmonthlyBcostsBofBdifferentBlevelsBofBoutput.
FlexibleBproductionBbudgetB-
BAnswerBStandardBinputBpriceBtimesBstandardBquantityBofBinputBpriceBtimesBstandard
BquantityBofBinputBallowedBforBactualBgoodBoutput.
,OperatingBbudgetsB-
BAnswerBBudgetedBincomeBstatement,BproductionBbudget,BbudgetedBcostBofBgoodsBs
old,BandBsupportingBbudgets.
PriceBVarianceB-
BAnswerBDifferenceBbetweenBactualBcostsBandBbudgetedBcostsBarisingBfromBchangesBi
nBtheBcostsBofBinputsBtoBaBproductionBprocessBorBotherBactivity.
ProductionBvolumeBvarianceB-
BAnswerBVarianceBthatBarisesBbecauseBtheBvolumeBisBusedBtoBapplyBfixedBoverheadB
differsBfromBtheBestimatedBvolumeBusedBtoBestimateBfixedBcostsBperBunit.
ProfitBvarianceBanalysisB-
BAnswerBAnalysisBofBtheBcausesBofBdifferencesBbetweenBbudgetedBandBprofitsBandBt
heBactualBprofitsBearned.
SalesBactivityBvarianceB-
BAnswerBDifferenceBbetweenBoperatingBprofitBinBtheBmasterBbudgetBandBtheBoperati
ngBprofitBinBtheBflexibleBbudgetBthatBarisesBbecauseBtheBactualBnumberBofBunitsBsol
dBisBdifferentBfromBtheBbudgetedBnumber;BAlsoBknownBasBsalesBvolumeBvariance
SalesBpriceBvarianceB-
BAnswerBDifferenceBbetweenBactualBrevenueBandBactualBunitsBsoldBmultipliedBbyBbud
getedBsellingBprice.
SpendingB(orBbudget)BvarianceB-BAnswerBPriceBvarianceBforBfixedBoverhead
StandardBcostBsheetB-
BAnswerBFormBprovidingBstandardBquantitiesBofBinputsBusedBtoBproduceBaBunitBoutp
utBandBtheBstandardBpricesBforBtheBinputs.
, StandardBcostingB-
BAnswerBAccountingBmethodBthatBassignsBcostsBtoBcostBobjectsBatBpredeterminedBa
mounts.
StaticBbudgetB-BAnswerBBudgetBforBaBsingleBactivityBlevel;BusuallyBtheBmasterBbudget
TotalBcostBvarianceB-
BAnswerBDifferenceBbetweenBbudgetedBandBactualBresultsB(equalBtoBtheBsumBofBthe
BpriceBandBefficiencyBvariance)
UnfavorableBvarianceB-BAnswerBVarianceBthat,BtakenBalone,BreducesBoperatingBprofit.
VarianceB-BAnswerBTheBdifferenceBbetweenBplannedBresultBandBactualBoutcome.
FormulaBforBsalesBactivityBvarianceB-BAnswerBMasterBbudgetBoperatingBprofits-
flexibleBbudgetBoperatingBprofits
FormulaBforBsalesBpriceBvarianceB-BAnswerB(BudgetedBsellingBprice-
AverageBactualBsellingBprice)*(ActualBquantity)
FormulaBforBvariableBpriceB(spending)BvarianceB-BAnswerB(AP-SP)*AQ
FormulaBforBefficiencyBvarianceB-BAnswerB(ActualBhours/actualBproductionBinBunits)-
(BudgetedBhours/BudgetedBproductionBinBunits)=Bx*SP*AcualBproductionBinBunits
FormulaBforBTotalBflexibleBbudgetBvarianceB-BAnswerB(AP-
SP)*AQB+B(ActualBhours/actualBproductionBinBunits)-
(BudgetedBhours/BudgetedBproductionBinBunits)=Bx*SP*AcualBproductionBinBunits
FormulaBforBFMOHBpriceB(spending)BvarianceB-BAnswerB(ActualBFMOHBcosts-
BBudgetedBFMOHBcosts)