Work Order Accounting Close (16.21):
• Completes open work order operations.
• Calculates and posts work order variances for material, labor, burden, and subcontract costs.
• Calculates and posts usage variances when the labor quantity used differs from the standard.
For example, if it took six hours to complete an operation scheduled for five hours, a labor usage variance of one hour is posted.
• Calculates and posts rate variances for material and subcontract when cost used differs from standard cost. If pay rates are defined in Actual Pay Rate Maintenance (14.13.21), rate variances are also calculated for labor.
For example, when the standard subcontract cost is $10 and the PO cost is $12, the subcontract rate variance is $2.
• Reconciles the WIP account for closed work orders by calculating and posting method change variances for any residual variances. WIP balances cannot be changed after the work order variances are posted.
• Updates current labor and subcontract costs.
• Posts floor stock amounts.
For Repetitive programs, Cumulative Order Accounting Close (18.9) performs the same operations, but only for repetitive work orders. Work Order Accounting Close (16.21) closes both repetitive work orders and standard work orders.