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Tiger Equipment Inc., a manufacturer of construction equipment, prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for the Welding Department for May of the current year. The company expected to operate the department at 100% of normal capacity of 8,400 hours. Variable costs: Indirect factory wages Power and light Indirect materials Total variable cost $30,240 20,160 16,800 $67,200 Fixed costs: Supervisory salaries $20,000 Depreciation of plant and equipment 36,200 Insurance and property taxes 15,200 Total fixed cost 71,400 Total factory overhead cost $138,600 During May, the department operated at 8,860 hours, and the factory overhead costs incurred were indirect factory wages, $32,400; power and light, $21,000; indirect materials, $18,250; supervisory salaries, $20,000; depreciation of plant and equipment, $36,200; and insurance and property taxes, $15,200. Required: Prepare a factory overhead cost variance report for May. To be useful for cost control, the budgeted amounts should be based on 8,860 hours. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. enter tirer le varie a ne albe number inga minu and an unlonlevation a parte numbe, an amoun bon de no Tiger Equipment Inc. Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report-Welding Department For the Month Ended May 31 Normal capacity for the month 8,400 hrs. Actual production for the month 8,860 hrs. Actual Cost (at Actual Unfavorable Favorable Production) Variances Variances 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

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Tiger Equiment Inc. Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report-Welding Department For the Month Ended May 31 6 Normal capacity for the month 8400 hrs. |Actual production for the month 8860 hrs. Budget (At actual Unfavorable Particulars Actual Favorable Variances prodcution) variances 9 Variable factory overhead costs: 10 indirect factory labor $32,400.00 $31,896.00 $504.00 11 Power and light $21,000.00 $21,264.00 -$264.00 12 Indirect materials $18,250.00 $17,720.00 $530.00 13 Total variable factory overhead cost $71,650.00 $70,880.00 Fixed factory overhead costs: 15 Supervisory salaries $20,000.00 $20,000.00 16 Depreciation of plant and equipment $36,200.00 $36,200.00 17 Insurance and property taxes $15,200.00 $15,200.00 18 Total fixed factory overhead cost $71,400.00 $71,400.00 19 Total factory overhead cost $143,050.00 $142,280.00 20 Total controllable variances $1,034.00 -$264.00 21 Net controllable variance-Unfavorable $770.00 22 Volume variance-favorable 14 23 -$3,910.00 Excess hours used over normal at the standard rate for fixed factory overhead ($ 71400/8400*460) Total factory overhead cost variance-Favorable -$3,140.00 24 25 34 36 37 40 44 45 47 48 55 56 58 5) Sheet390 (6) Sheet667 Sheet230 (9) ) Sheet713 Sheet