Topeka Plastics Inc. prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for the Trim Department for July, during
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Topeka Plastics Inc. prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for the Trim Department for July, during which it expected to use 25,000 hours for production:
Variable overhead cost:
Indirect factory labor ..............................$20,000
Power and light ..................................... 18,000
Indirect materials ..................................... 9,000
Total variable cost ............................................$ 47,000
Fixed overhead cost: Supervisory salaries .....$50,000
Depreciation of plant and equipment ............33,100
Insurance and property taxes ......................11,400
Total field cost .................................................94,500
Total factory overhead cost ...............................$141,500
Topeka Plastics has 30,000 hours of monthly productive capacity available in the Trim Department under normal business conditions. During July, the Trim Department actually used 28,000 hours for production. The actual fixed costs were as budgeted. The actual variable overhead for July was as follows:
Actual variable factory overhead cost:
Indirect factory labor ................................... $23,250
Power and light ............................................20,000
Indirect materials ......................................... 11,100
Total variable cost ........................................ $54,350
Construct a factory overhead cost variance report for the Trim Department for July.
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