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Required information Problem 08-3A Flexible budget preparation; computation of materials, labor, and overhead variances; and overhead variance report LO P1, P2, P3, P4 [The following
Required information
Problem 08-3A Flexible budget preparation; computation of materials, labor, and overhead variances; and overhead variance report LO P1, P2, P3, P4
[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Antuan Company set the following standard costs for one unit of its product.
Direct materials (4.0 Ibs. @ $6.00 per Ib.) | $ | 24.00 |
Direct labor (1.8 hrs. @ $12.00 per hr.) | 21.60 | |
Overhead (1.8 hrs. @ $18.50 per hr.) | 33.30 | |
Total standard cost | $ | 78.90 |
The predetermined overhead rate ($18.50 per direct labor hour) is based on an expected volume of 75% of the factorys capacity of 20,000 units per month. Following are the companys budgeted overhead costs per month at the 75% capacity level.
Overhead Budget (75% Capacity) | |||||
Variable overhead costs | |||||
Indirect materials | $ | 15,000 | |||
Indirect labor | 75,000 | ||||
Power | 15,000 | ||||
Repairs and maintenance | 30,000 | ||||
Total variable overhead costs | $ | 135,000 | |||
Fixed overhead costs | |||||
DepreciationBuilding | 24,000 | ||||
DepreciationMachinery | 72,000 | ||||
Taxes and insurance | 18,000 | ||||
Supervision | 250,500 | ||||
Total fixed overhead costs | 364,500 | ||||
Total overhead costs | $ | 499,500 | |||
The company incurred the following actual costs when it operated at 75% of capacity in October.
Direct materials (61,000 Ibs. @ $6.10 per lb.) | $ | 372,100 | |||
Direct labor (19,000 hrs. @ $12.30 per hr.) | 233,700 | ||||
Overhead costs | |||||
Indirect materials | $ | 41,400 | |||
Indirect labor | 176,950 | ||||
Power | 17,250 | ||||
Repairs and maintenance | 34,500 | ||||
DepreciationBuilding | 24,000 | ||||
DepreciationMachinery | 97,200 | ||||
Taxes and insurance | 16,200 | ||||
Supervision | 250,500 | 658,000 | |||
Total costs | $ | 1,263,800 | |||
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Problem 08-3A Part 1&2
Required: 1&2. Prepare flexible overhead budgets for October showing the amounts of each variable and fixed cost at the 65%, 75%, and 85% capacity levels and classify all items listed in the fixed budget as variable or fixed.
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