Overhead information for Danielson Company for October follows: Total overhead incurred ............... $28,800 Budgeted fixed overhead ...............

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Overhead information for Danielson Company for October follows:

Total overhead incurred …………………………………….............……..   $28,800

Budgeted fixed overhead …………………………………...............………   $7,200

Total standard overhead rate per machine hour (MH) ……………    $4.50

Standard variable overhead rate per MH ………………………......…    $3.00

Standard MHs allowed for the units manufactured …………...……   3,500


Required

1. What is the standard fixed factory overhead rate per machine hour?

2. What is the denominator activity level that was used to establish the fixed overhead application note?

3. Prepare a diagram such as the one in Exhibit 15.7, Panel 3, to calculate the following overhead variances for October:

EXHIBIT 15.7

Schmidt Machinery Company, Overhead Variance Analyses, October 2010

Panel 1: Four-Variance Analysis

Standard Cost Flexible Budget Based on Inputs (AQ × SP) Flexible Budget Based on Outputs (sQ × SP) Applied to Actual P


Panel 2: Three-Variance Analysis

Overhead information for Danielson Company for October follows:


Panel 3: Two-Variance Analysis

Overhead information for Danielson Company for October follows:


1. Total flexible-budget variance for factory overhead.

2. Factory overhead production-volume variance.

3. Total factory overhead variance.

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Cost management a strategic approach

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