The normal capacity of a factory is 8,000 units per month. Cost and production data follow: Standard
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The normal capacity of a factory is 8,000 units per month. Cost and production data follow:
Standard application rate for fixed overhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.50 per unit
Standard application rate for variable overhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.50 per unit
Production—Month 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,200 units
Production—Month 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,400 units
Actual factory overhead—Month 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,700
Actual factory overhead—Month 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 17,400
Calculate the amount of factory overhead allowed for the actual volume of production each month and the variance between budgeted and actual overhead for each month.
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