Question

Wangerin Corporation applies overhead to products based on machine-hours. The denominator level of activity is 7,700 machine-hours. The budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead costs are $274,890. In April, the actual fixed manufacturing overhead costs were $280,280 and the standard machine-hours allowed for the actual output were 8,000 machine-hours.

Required:

a. Compute the budget variance for April.

b. Compute the volume variance for April.

(Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

Answer 1

a. Budget variance = budgeted overhead - actual overhead

= $274890-280280

= $5390 unfavorable

b. Volume variance = Budgeted overhead - Standard overhead

= 274890 - 274890*8000/7700

= $10710 unfavorable