4 IF THE FLEXIBLE BUDGET IS BASED ON ACTUAL COST SYSTEM IS USED. ST...

11-4 If the flexible budget is based on actual

cost system is used. Standard costing ensures

hours worked, then only a spending variance will

that the same amount of overhead is applied to

be produced on the performance report. Both a

a product regardless of the actual amount of the

spending and an efficiency variance will be pro-

duced if the flexible budget is based on both

application base (such as machine-hours or di-

actual hours and standard hours.

rect labor-hours) that is used during a period.