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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Trico Company set the following standard unit costs for its single product.
Direct materials (30 Ibs. @ $4.80 per Ib.) | $ | 144.00 |
Direct labor (7 hrs. @ $14 per hr.) | 98.00 | |
Factory overheadvariable (7 hrs. @ $6 per hr.) | 42.00 | |
Factory overheadfixed (7 hrs. @ $9 per hr.) | 63.00 | |
Total standard cost | $ | 347.00 |
The predetermined overhead rate is based on a planned operating volume of 80% of the productive capacity of 67,000 units per quarter. The following flexible budget information is available.
Operating Levels | ||||||
70% | 80% | 90% | ||||
Production in units | 46,900 | 53,600 | 60,300 | |||
Standard direct labor hours | 328,300 | 375,200 | 422,100 | |||
Budgeted overhead | ||||||
Fixed factory overhead | $ | 3,376,800 | $ | 3,376,800 | $ | 3,376,800 |
Variable factory overhead | $ | 1,969,800 | $ | 2,251,200 | $ | 2,532,600 |
During the current quarter, the company operated at 90% of capacity and produced 60,300 units of product; actual direct labor totaled 399,200 hours. Units produced were assigned the following standard costs.
Direct materials (1,809,000 Ibs. @ $4.80 per Ib.) | $ | 8,683,200 |
Direct labor (422,100 hrs. @ $14 per hr.) | 5,909,400 | |
Factory overhead (422,100 hrs. @ $15 per hr.) | 6,331,500 | |
Total standard cost | $ | 20,924,100 |
Actual costs incurred during the current quarter follow.
Direct materials (1,711,000 Ibs. @ $6.30 per lb.) | $ | 10,779,300 |
Direct labor (399,200 hrs. @ $11.20 per hr.) | 4,471,040 | |
Fixed factory overhead costs | 2,813,700 | |
Variable factory overhead costs | 3,084,100 | |
Total actual costs | $ | 21,148,140 |
(a) Compute the variable overhead spending and efficiency variances. (Round "cost per unit" and "rate per hour" answers to 2 decimal places.) AH = Actual Hours SH = Standard Hours AVR = Actual Variable Rate SVR = Standard Variable Rate Actual Variable OH Cost Flexible Budget Standard Cost (VOH applied) AH AVR AH AVR SH SVR 399,200 $ 7.05 422,100 $ 9.00 $ 2,813,700 $ 3,798,900 $ 985,200 Total variable overhead variance $ 985,200 0 Variable overhead efficiency variance Variable overhead spending variance (b) Compute the fixed overhead spending and volume variances. (Round "cost per unit" and "rate per hour" answers to 2 decimal places.) AH = Actual Hours SH = Standard Hours AFR = Actual Fixed Rate SFR = Standard Fixed Rate Actual Fixed OH Cost Budgeted Overhead Standard Cost (FOH applied) AH SVR AH X SVR 0 Fixed overhead volume variance $ 0 0 (c) Compute the total overhead controllable variance. Overhead Controllable Variance $ 688,900 Unfavorable 137,400 Favorable Variable overhead spending variance Variable overhead efficiency variance Fixed overhead spending variance Total overhead controllable variance 563,100 Favorable $ 11,600 Favorable
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