Question

Norwall Company's budgeted variable manufacturing overhead cost is $1.25 per machine-hour and its budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $93,312 per month The following information is available for a recent month: a. The denominator activity of 25,920 machine-hours is used to compute the predetermined overhead rate. b. At a denominator activity of 25,920 machine-hours, the company should produce 9,600 units of product. c. The company's actual operating results were: Number of units produced Actual machine-hours Actual variable manufacturing overhead cost Actual fixed manufacturing overhead cost 10,550 27,350 38,290 $ 99,300 Required: 1. Compute the predetermined overhead rate and break it down into variable and fixed cost elements. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 2. Compute the standard hours allowed for the actual production. 3. Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances and the fixed overhead budget and volume variances. (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. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

Variable Overhead Rate Variance = Actual Variable Overhead Cost - Actual machine-hours * Standard Variable Overhead Rate
Variable Overhead Rate Variance = $38,290 - 27,350 * $1.25
Variable Overhead Rate Variance = $4,102.50 Unfavorable

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance = Standard Variable Overhead Rate * (Actual machine-hours - Standard machine-hours)
Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance = $1.25 * (27,350 - 28,485)
Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance = $1,418.75 Favorable

Fixed Overhead Budget Variance = Actual Fixed Overhead Cost - Actual machine-hours * Standard Fixed Overhead Rate
Fixed Overhead Budget Variance = $99,300 - 27,350 * $3.60
Fixed Overhead Budget Variance = $840 Unfavorable

Fixed Overhead Volume Variance = Standard Fixed Overhead Rate * (Actual machine-hours - Standard machine-hours)
Fixed Overhead Volume Variance = $3.60 * (27,350 - 28,485)
Fixed Overhead Volume Variance = $4,086 Favorable