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Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report

Feeling Better 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 8,700 hours.

Variable costs:
Indirect factory wages	$27,840
Power and light	20,706
Indirect materials	18,096
Total variable cost		$66,642
Fixed costs:
Supervisory salaries	$16,410
Depreciation of plant and equipment	42,090
Insurance and property taxes	12,840
Total fixed cost		71,340
Total factory overhead cost		$137,982

During October, the department operated at 9,200 standard hours, and the factory overhead costs incurred were indirect factory wages, $29,730; power and light, $21,500; indirect materials, $19,500; supervisory salaries, $16,410; depreciation of plant and equipment, $42,090; and insurance and property taxes, $12,840.

Required:

Prepare a factory overhead cost variance report for October. To be useful for cost control, the budgeted amounts should be based on 9,200 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.

Feeling Better Medical Inc.
Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report—Assembly Department
For the Month Ended October 31
Normal capacity for the month 8,700 hrs.
Actual production for the month 9,200 hrs.
	Budget	Actual	Favorable Variances	Unfavorable Variances
Variable costs:
Indirect factory wages	$	$		$
Power and light			$
Indirect materials
Total variable cost	$	$
Fixed costs:
Supervisory salaries	$	$
Depreciation of plant and equipment
Insurance and property taxes
Total fixed cost	$	$
Total factory overhead cost	$	$
Total controllable variances			$	$
				$
Excess hours used over normal at the standard rate for fixed factory overhead
				$

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