Consider a manufacturer that makes a certain product. Variable manufacturing overhead and fixed manufacturing overhead are allocated
Question:
Consider a manufacturer that makes a certain product. Variable manufacturing overhead and fixed manufacturing overhead are allocated to each unit made based on budgeted direct labour-hours. The following are the production data. (There were no beginning or ending inventories.)
Budgeted variable overhead rate per DLH......................$12
Budgeted DLHs per unit.....................................................4
Data for May are as follows:
Budgeted production volume...........................................1,000 units
Actual direct labour-hours................................................4,540 DLHs
Actual variable overhead costs.........................................$52,200
Actual production volume.................................................1,100 units
Budgeted fixed overhead costs........................................$60,000
Actual fixed overhead costs..............................................$63,000
Required:
1. Calculate all the variable overhead variances.
2. Calculate all the fixed overhead variances.
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Introduction to Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1259105708
5th Canadian edition
Authors: Peter C. Brewer, Ray H. Garrison, Eric Noreen, Suresh Kalagnanam, Ganesh Vaidyanathan