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Boss company stand cost accounting system recorded this information from its December operations
Standard direct materials cost .......... 100,000
Direct materials quantity variance (unfavorable) .......... 3,000
Direct materials price variance (favorable) .......... 500
Actual direct labor cost .......... 90,000
Direct labor efficiency variance (favorable) .......... 7,000
Direct labor rate variance (unfavorable) .......... 1,200
Actual overhead cost .......... 375,000
Volume variance (unfavorable) .......... 12,000
Controllable variance (unfavorable) .......... 9,000
Question 1: Prepare December 31 journal entries to record the company cost and variances for the month. (Do not prepare the journal entry to close the variances.)
Question 2: Identify the variances that would attract the attention of a manager who uses management by exception. Explain what action(s) the manager should consider