Question

Parker Plastic, Inc., manufactures plastic mats to use with rolling office chairs. Its standard cost information for last year follows: Direct materials (plastic) Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead (based on direct labor hours) Fixed manufacturing overhead S579,080 = 934,000 units) Standard Quantity 12 sq ft. 0.25 hr. 0.25 hr. Standard Price (Rate) $ 1.10 per sq. ft. $ 13.20 per hr $ 2.20 per hr Standard Unit Cost $13.20 3.30 0.55 0.62 Parker Plastic had the following actual results for the past year: $ Number of units produced and sold Number of square feet of plastic used Cost of plastic purchased and used Number of labor hours worked Direct labor cost Variable overhead cost Fixed overhead cost 1,280,000 12,600,000 12,600,000 332,000 4,083,600 1,589,000 389,000 $ $ $ Required: Calculate Parker Plastic's variable overhead rate and efficiency variances and its over- or underapplied variable overhead. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for Favorable/Overapplied and "U" for Unfavorable/Underapplied.) Variable Overhead Rate Variance Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance Variable Overhead Spending Variance $ $ 858,600U 26,400U-

Answer 1

Variable overhead spending variance:

= 858,600(U) + 26,400( U)

= $ 885,000 ( U)

Or

Budgeted Cost - Actual Cost

= ( 1,280,000 unit × 0.25 hour × $ 2.20 per hour a) - $ 1,589,000

= $ 704,000 - $ 1,589,000

= $ 885,000 ( U)