Requirements

1. Compute the variable manufacturing overhead variances. What do each of these variances tell management?

2. Compute the fixed manufacturing overhead variances. What do each of these variances tell management?

Standard Price and Volume

Direct materials (resin). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	13 pounds per pot at a cost of $4.00
	per pound
Direct labor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4.0 hours at a cost of $17.00 per hour
Standard variable manufacturing
overhead rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	$7.00 per direct labor hour
Budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead. . . . . . . . .	$50,000
Standard fixed MOH rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	$10.00 per direct labor hour (DLH)

Actual Results

Country Designs allocated fixed manufacturing overhead to production based standard direct labor hours. Last month, the company reported the following actual results for the production of 1,300 flower pots:

Direct materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Purchased 18,510 pounds at a cost of
	$4.50 per pound; Used 17,810 pounds to
	produce 1,300 pots
Direct labor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Worked 4.5 hours per flower pot (5,850
	total DLH) at a cost of $16.00 per hour
Actual variable manufacturing overhead. . . . .	$7.20 per direct labor hour for total
	actual variable manufacturing overhead
	of $42,120
Actual fixed manufacturing overhead. . . . . . .	$49,500
Standard fixed manufacturing overhead
allocated based on actual production. . . . . . .	$52,000