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The following data relate to factory overhead cost for the production of 6,000 computers:
Actual: Variable factory overhead $152,800 Fixed factory overhead 37,500 Standard: 6,000 hrs. at $30 180,000 If productive capacity of 100% was 10,000 hours and the total factory overhead cost budgeted at the level of 6,000 standard hours was $195,000, determine the variable factory overhead controllable variance, fixed factory overhead volume variance, and total factory overhead cost variance. The fixed factory overhead rate was $3.75 per hour. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Variance Amount Favorable/Unfavorable
Variable factory overhead controllable variance
Fixed factory overhead volume variance
Total factory overhead cost variance
Answer: |
Variable factory overhead controllable
variance = Actual variable factory overhead (-) Budgeted Variable factory overhead = $152,800 (-) 6,000 x ($30 (-) $3.75) = $152,800 (-) $157,500 = ($4,700) (Favourable) |
Variable factory overhead controllable variance = $4,700 (Favourable) |
Fixed factory overhead volume
variance = Fixed factory overhead rate x ( Standard Hours at 100% (-) Standard Actual Hours) = $3.75 x ( 10,000hours (-) 6,000 hours) = $3.75 x 4,000 Hours = $15,000 (unFavourable) |
Fixed factory overhead volume variance = $15,000 (UnFavourable) |
Total factory overhead cost
variance = Variable factory overhead controllable variance (+) Fixed factory overhead volume variance = ($4,700) (Favourable) + $15,000 (unFavourable) = $10,300 (unFavourable) |
Total factory overhead cost variance = $10,300 (unFavourable) |