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[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 (1.6 hrs. @ $10.00 per hr.)		16.00
Overhead (1.6 hrs. @ $18.50 per hr.)		29.60
Total standard cost	$	69.60

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		23,000
DepreciationMachinery		72,000
Taxes and insurance		18,000
Supervision		196,000
Total fixed overhead costs					309,000
Total overhead costs				$	444,000

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 (22,000 hrs. @ $10.40 per hr.)					228,800
Overhead costs
Indirect materials	$	41,550
Indirect labor		176,150
Power		17,250
Repairs and maintenance		34,500
DepreciationBuilding		23,000
DepreciationMachinery		97,200
Taxes and insurance		16,200
Supervision		196,000			601,850
Total costs				$	1,202,750

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. ANTUAN COMPANY Flexible Overhead Budgets For Month Ended October 31 Flexible Budget Variable Total Fixed 65% of mount per Unit Cost capacity Flexible Budget for 75% of capacity 85% of capacity Sales (in units) Variable overhead costs Fixed overhead costs Total overhead costs 3. Compute the direct materials cost variance, including its price and quantity variances. AQ = Actual Quantity SQ = Standard Quantity AP = Actual Price SP = Standard Price Actual Cost Standard Cost 4. Compute the direct labor cost variance, including its rate and efficiency variances. AH = Actual Hours SH = Standard Hours AR = Actual Rate SR = Standard Rate Actual Cost Standard Cost 5. Prepare a detailed overhead variance report that shows the variances for individual items of overhead. ANTUAN COMPANY KWIKEZE KWIKEZE KWIKEZE KWIKEZE COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY Overhead Variance Report For Month Ended October 31 Expected production volume Production level achieved Volume variance Flexible Actual Variances Unfav. Fav. / Budget Results Variable costs Fixed costs Total overhead costs