Overhead information for Cran-Mar Company for October follows:

Total factory overhead cost incurred	$ 16,700
Budgeted fixed factory overhead cost	$ 4,902
Total standard overhead rate per machine hour (MH)	$ 4.95
Standard variable factory overhead rate per MH	$ 3.50
Standard MHs allowed for the units manufactured	4,850

Required:

1. What is the standard fixed factory overhead rate per machine hour (MH)?

2. What is the denominator activity level that was used to establish the fixed factory overhead application rate?

3. Two-way analysis (breakdown) of the total factory overhead cost variance: calculate the following factory overhead cost variances for October and indicate whether each variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).

a. Total flexible-budget variance.

b. Production volume variance.

c. Total overhead cost variance.

4. Calculate the production volume variance and indicate whether the variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).

Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 What is the standard fixed factory overhead rate per machine hour (MH)? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Standard fixed factory overhead rate per MH Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 What is the denominator activity level that was used to establish the fixed factory overhead application rate? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) Denominator activity level MH Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Two-way analysis (breakdown) of the total factory overhead cost variance: calculate the following factory overhead cost variances for October and indicate whether each variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). a. Total flexible-budget variance b. Production volume variance c. Total overhead cost variance Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Calculate the production volume variance and indicate whether the variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). Production volume variance