The standard cost card for a product includes a list of all inputs required to complete one unit of the product with the standard quantity and standard cost of each input.

Standard Cost Card

A detailed listing of the standard amounts of inputs and their costs that are required to produce a unit of a specific product.

Standard Costing

A cost accounting method that assigns predefined costs to direct materials, labor, and overhead, used to compare against actual costs for performance analysis.

Labour Efficiency Variance

The discrepancy between the actual hours worked and the standard hours expected to produce a certain level of output.