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Chillco Corporation produces containers of frozen food. During April, Chillco produced 1.4...

Chillco Corporation produces containers of frozen food. During April, Chillco produced 1.450 cases of food and inclined the following actual costs.

Variable overhead

$11,000

Fixed overhead

26,000

Actual labor cost (8,000 direct-labor hours)

151,200

Actual material cost (30,000 pounds purchased and used)

66,000

Standard cost and annual budget information are as follows:

Standard Costs per Case

Direct labor (5 hours at $18 per hour)

$ 90.00

Direct material (20 pounds at $2 per pound)

40.00

Variable overhead (5 hours at $1.50 per hour)

7.50

Fixed overhead (5 hours at $3 per hour)

15.00

Total

$152.50

Annual Budget information

Variable overhead

$150,000

Fixed overhead

$300,000

Planned activity for year

100.000 direct-labor hours

Required:

1. Prepare as complete an analysis of cost variances as is possible from the available data.

2. Build a spreadsheet: Construct an Excel spreadsheet to solve the preceding requirement. Show how the solution will change if the following information changes: the standard rates were $17.50 per hour for direct labor, and $1.60 per direct-labor hour for variable overhead.

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