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Montreal Scholastic Supply Company uses a standard-costing system. The firm estimates that...

Montreal Scholastic Supply Company uses a standard-costing system. The firm estimates that it will operate its manufacturing facilities at 800,000 machine hours for the year. The estimate for total budgeted overhead is $2,000,000. The standard variable-overhead rate is estimated to be $2 per machine hour or $6 per unit. The actual data for the year are presented below.

Actual finished units

250,000

Actual machine hours

764,000

Actual variable overhead

$1,701,000

Actual fixed overhead

$ 392,000

Required:

1. Compute the following variances. Indicate whether each is favorable or unfavorable, where appropriate.

a. Variable-overhead spending variance.

b. Variable-overhead efficiency variance.

c. Fixed-overhead budget variance.

d. Fixed-overhead volume variance.

2. Prepare journal entries to

a. Record the incurrence of actual variable overhead and actual fixed overhead.

b. Add variable and fixed overhead to Work-in-Process Inventory.

c. Close underapplied or overapplied overhead into Cost of Goods Sold.

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