Byrd Company produces one product, a putter called GO-Putter. Byrd uses a standard cost system and determines that it should take one hour of direct labor to produce one GO-Putter. The normal production capacity for this putter is 125,000 units per year. The total budgeted overhead at normal capacity is $812,500 comprised of $312,500 of variable costs and $500,000 of fixed costs. Byrd applies overhead on the basis of direct labor hours. During the current year, Byrd produced 88,200 putters, worked 87,700 direct labor hours, and incurred variable overhead costs of $143,325 and fixed overhead costs of $513,300.

Compute the predetermined variable overhead rate and the predetermined fixed overhead rate.

Variable

Fixed

Predetermined Overhead Rate $ $

Compute the applied overhead for Byrd for the year.

Overhead Applied $

Compute the total overhead variance.

Total Overhead Variance $ FavorableUnfavorableNeither favorable nor unfavorable