The Singapore division of a Canadian telecommunications company uses standard costing for its machine-paced production of telephone
Question:
The Singapore division of a Canadian telecommunications company uses standard costing for its machine-paced production of telephone equipment. Data regarding production during June are as follows:
Variable manufacturing overhead costs incurred ........................... $155,100
Variable manufacturing overhead cost rate ............................. $12 per standard machine-hours
Fixed manufacturing overhead costs incurred .............................. $401,000
Fixed manufacturing overhead budgeted .................................... $390,000
Denominator level in machine-hours .......................................... 13,000
Standard machine-hour allowed per unit of output .......................... 0.30
Units of output ..................................................................... 41,000
Actual machine-hours used ...................................................... 13,300
Ending work-in-process inventory .............................................. 0
Required
1. Prepare an analysis of all manufacturing overhead variances. Use the 4-variance analysis framework illustrated in Exhibit 8-5 (p. 272).
2. Prepare journal entries for manufacturing overheads and their variances.
3. Describe how individual variable manufacturing overhead items are controlled from day to day. Also, describe how individual fixed manufacturing overhead items are controlled?
Step by Step Answer:
Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis
ISBN: 978-0131495388
12th edition
Authors: Charles T. Horngren, Srikant M. Datar, George Foster