The Whole Bread Company bakes baguettes for distribution to upscale grocery stores. The company has two direct-cost categories: direct materials and direct manufacturing labor. Variable manufacturing overhead is allocated to products on the basis of standard direct manufacturing labor-hours. Following is some budget data for the Whole Bread Company: (Click the icon to view the budget data.) The Whole Bread Company provides the following additional data for the year ended December 31, 2020: (Click the icon to view the additional data.) Read the requirements. Requirement 1. What is the denominator level used for allocating variable manufacturing overhead? (That is, for how many direct manufacturing labor-hours is Whole Bread budgeting?) The denominator level is 60,000 hours. X Requirements Requirement 2. Prepare a variance analysis of variable manufacturing overhead. Begin by calculating the following amounts for the variable overhead that will be used to calculate the variances. Actual Input Actual Costs x Allocated Flexible Budget 1. What is the denominator level used for allocating variable manufacturing overhead? (That is, for how many direct manufacturing labor-hours is Whole Bread budgeting?) 2. Prepare a variance analysis of variable manufacturing overhead. 3. Discuss the variances you have calculated and give possible explanations for them. Incurred Budgeted Rate Overhead Variable MOH Data Table Data Table 3,000,000 baguettes 3,200,000 baguettes Planned (budgeted) output Actual production Direct manufacturing labor Actual variable manufacturing overhead Direct manufacturing labor use Variable manufacturing overhead 0.02 hours per baguette $10.00 per direct manufacturing labor-hour 58,400 hours $800,080 Print Done Print Done Check