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Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report
metro lift medical Inc., a manufacturer of disposable medical supplies, prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for the Assembly Department for October of the current year. The company expected to operate the department at 100% of normal capacity of 6,200 hours.
Variable costs: | ||
Indirect factory wages | $21,080 | |
Power and light | 11,780 | |
Indirect materials | 9,920 | |
Total variable cost | $42,780 | |
Fixed costs: | ||
Supervisory salaries | $12,690 | |
Depreciation of plant and equipment | 32,560 | |
Insurance and property taxes | 9,930 | |
Total fixed cost | 55,180 | |
Total factory overhead cost | $97,960 |
During October, the department operated at 6,600 standard hours, and the factory overhead costs incurred were indirect factory wages, $22,660; power and light, $12,310; indirect materials, $10,800; supervisory salaries, $12,690; depreciation of plant and equipment, $32,560; and insurance and property taxes, $9,930.
Required:
Prepare a factory overhead cost variance report for October. To be useful for cost control, the budgeted amounts should be based on 6,600 hours. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Round your per unit computations to the nearest cent, if required. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
metro lift medical Inc | ||||
Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report—Assembly Department | ||||
For the Month Ended October 31 | ||||
Normal capacity for the month 6,200 hrs. | ||||
Actual production for the month 6,600 hrs. | ||||
Actual Cost |
Budget (at Actual Production) |
Unfavorable Variances |
Favorable Variances |
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Variable factory overhead costs: | ||||
Indirect factory wages | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Power and light | ||||
Indirect materials | ||||
Total variable cost | $ | $ | ||
Fixed factory overhead costs: | ||||
Supervisory salaries | $ | $ | ||
Depreciation of plant and equipment | ||||
Insurance and property taxes | ||||
Total fixed cost | $ | $ | ||
Total factory overhead cost | $ | $ | ||
Total controllable variances | $ | $ | ||
$ | ||||
Volume variance-favorable: | ||||
Excess hours used over normal at the standard rate for fixed factory overhead | ||||
$ |
Variances are the differences between two comparisons.
In this given case Budgeted cost for actual production and Actual cost.
Working note Numbers are denoted for calculations provided under the answer.
(4) Working is for computing Standard Fixed Overhead Rate and Volume variance.
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