Factory overhead |
These are all the costs incurred during the manufacturing process, minus the costs of direct labor and materials. |
Financial ledger |
A book in which financial accounts are kept |
First in first out |
The earliest materials purchased are used first. The price paid for those earliest materials is used to value or price the issue. |
Fixed cost |
Cost that remains unaffected by changes in activity. |
Fixed budget |
A budget prepared for a single level of activity. |
Fixed overhead cost variance |
The difference between overhead absorbed and the overhead incurred. |
Fixed overhead efficiency variance |
The difference between the actual hours worked and the standard hours multiplied by the standard absorption rate. |
Fixed overhead expenditure variance |
The difference between the actual fixed overhead incurred and the budgeted fixed overhead |
Fixed overhead volume variance |
The difference between the actual output and the budgeted output multiplied by the standard absorption rate |
Flexible budget |
A budget prepared for a range of activity |
Forecast |
Looking to the future and predicting which is likely to happen |
Functional budgets |
Plans prepared for the various functions in an organization |
Future cost |
Cost that is expected to be incurred at some future date |
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