FlowerMate is a manufacturer of large flower pots for urban setings. 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 maragement? 2. Compute the fowed 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 (UX) 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 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 * What do each of these variances tell management? The variable manufacturing overhead (MOH) rate variance tells managers that y were than expected. The variable MOH efficiency variance tells managers that actual Requirement 2 Compute the fixed manufacturing overhead variances. What do each of these variances teil maragement? (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, the compute the budget variance for fixed manufacturing overhead Fixed MOH budget variance Now compute the fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance. First determine the formula for the volume variance, then compute the volume variance for fixed manufacturing overhead. Fixed MOH volume variance What do each of these variances tell management? The fixed overhead volume The fixed overhead budget variance tells managers that variance tells managers that Direct materials (resin) 12 pounds per pot at a cost of $3.00 per . pound 2.0 hours at a cost of $14.00 per hour Direct labor $7.00 per direct labor hour Standard variable manufacturing overhead rate Budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead $14,000 Standard fixed MOH rate $5.00 per direct labor hour (DLH) 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 1,600 flower pots: Purchased 20,600 pounds at a cost of $3.40 per pound; Direct materials... used 20,000 pounds to produce 1,600 pots Worked 2.2 hours per flower pot (3,520 total DLH) at a Direct labor...... . cost of $13.00 per hour Actual variable manufacturing $7.20 per direct labor hour for total actual variable overhead. ..... .... manufacturing overhead of $25,344 Actual fixed manufacturing overhead $13,800 Standard fixed manufacturing overhead allocated based on actual production ..... $ 16,000
