FlowerMate allocated fixed manufacturing overhead to production based on standard direct labor hours. Last month, the company reported the following actual results for the production of 1,400 flower pots: Direct materials Purchased 19,560 pounds at a cost of $6.30 per pound; Used 18,760 pounds to produce 1,400 pots Direct labor Worked 4.5 hours per flower pot (6,300 total DLH) at a cost of $20.00 per hour Actual variable manufacturing overhead ..... $4.30 per direct labor hour for total actual variable manufacturing overhead of $27,090 Actual fixed manufacturing overhead $32,100 Standard fixed manufacturing overhead allocated based on actual production $33,600 Direct materials (resin) . 13 pounds per pot at a cost of $6.00 per pound 4.0 hours at a cost of $22.00 per hour Direct labor Standard variable manufacturing overhead rate Budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead Standard fixed MOH rate $4.00 per direct labor hour $32,600 $6.00 per direct labor hour (DLH) FlowerMate is a manufacturer of large flower pots for urban settings. The company has these standards: (Click the icon to view the standards.) Click the icon to view the actual results.) Requirements 1. Compute the variable manufacturing overhead variances. What do each of these variances tell management? 2. Compute the fixed manufacturing overhead variances. What do each of these variances tell management? Requirement 1. Compute the variable manufacturing overhead variances. What do each of these variances tell management? (Enter the variances as positive numbers. Enter the currency amounts in the formulas to the nearest cent, then round the final variance amounts to the nearest whole dollar. Label the variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).) Begin by computing the variable manufacturing overhead rate variance. First determine the formula for the rate variance, then compute the rate variance for variable manufacturing overhead. Variable overhead x rate variance x Now compute the variable manufacturing overhead efficiency variance. First determine the formula for the efficiency variance, then compute the efficiency variance for variable manufacturing overhead. Variable overhead efficiency variance x II x = What do each of these variances tell management? were The variable manufacturing overhead (MOH) rate variance tells managers that than expected. The variable MOH efficiency variance tells managers that actual were than Requirement 2. Compute the fixed manufacturing overhead variances. What do each of these variances tell management? (Abbreviations used: MOH = manufacturing overhead. Enter the variances as positive numbers. Label the variances as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).) Begin by computing the fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance. First determine the formula for the budget variance, then compute the budget variance for fixed manufacturing overhead. Fixed MOH = budget variance 11 Fixed MOH = volume variance What do each of these variances tell management? The fixed overhead budget variance tells managers that The fixed overhead volume variance tells managers that
