In: Accounting
uses a standard cost accounting system and applies production overhead to products on the basis of machine hours. The following information is available for the year just ended: Standard variable-overhead rate per hour: $7.20 Standard fixed-overhead rate per hour: $12.20 Planned activity during the period: 17,000 machine hours Actual production: 11,200 finished units Machine-hour standard: Two completed units per machine hour Actual variable overhead: $156,110 Actual total overhead: $445,030 Actual machine hours worked: 23,300 Required: 1. Calculate the budgeted fixed overhead for the year. 2. Compute the variable-overhead spending variance. 3. Calculate the company’s fixed-overhead volume variance. 4-a. Did Maxwell spend more or less than anticipated for fixed overhead? How much? 4-b. What was the difference in actual and anticipated overhead? 5. Was variable overhead underapplied or overapplied during the year? By how much?