1. Gotham Company uses a standard cost system and sets its predetermined overhead rate on the basis of direct labor-hours. The following data are taken from the companys planning budget for the current year:

Denominator activity (direct labor-hours)	5,000
Variable manufacturing overhead cost	$25,000
Fixed manufacturing overhead cost	$59,000

The standard cost card for the companys only product is given below:

Inputs	Standard Quantity or Hours	Standard price or Rate	Standard cost (1)x(2)
Direct materials	3 yards	$4.40 per yard	$13.20
Direct labor	1 hour	$12 per hour	12.00
Manufacturing overhead	1 hour	$16.80 per hour	16.80
Total standard cost per unit			$42

During the year, the company produced 6,000 units of product and incurred the following actual results:

Materials purchased, 24,000 yards at $4.80 per yard	$115,200
Materials used in production (in yards)	18,500
Direct labor cost incurred, 5800 hours at $13 per hour	$75,400
Variable manufacturing overhead cost incurred	$29,580
Fixed manufacturing overhead cost incurred	$60,400

Required:

1. Create a new standard cost card that separates the variable manufacturing overhead per unit and the fixed manufacturing overhead per unit.
2. Compute the materials price and quantity variances. Also, compute the labor rate and efficiency variances.
3. Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances. Also, compute the fixed overhead budget and volume variances.
4. What effect, if any, does the choice of a denominator activity level have on unit standard costs? Is the volume variance a controllable variance from a spending point of view? Explain.