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1.Paradiso Medical Clinic measures its activity in terms of patient-visits. Last

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1.Paradiso Medical Clinic measures its activity in terms of patient-visits. Last month, the budgeted level of activity was 1,120 patient-visits and the actual level of activity was 1,110 patient-visits. The cost formula for administrative expenses is $3.60 per patient-visit plus $20,000 per month. The actual administrative expense was $21,100. In the clinic's performance report for last month, the spending variance for administrative expenses was:

A.$36 F

B.$1,120 U

C.$2,896 F

D.$2,932 F

2.Gandrud Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During June, the kennel budgeted for 2,600 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,580 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting:



The food and supplies in the flexible budget for June would be closest to:

A.$37,569

B.$36,993

C.$37,320

D.$37,600

3.The Fischer Corporation uses a standard costing system. The following data have been assembled for December:

The standard hours allowed for December's production is:

A.5,100 hours

B.4,400 hours

C.4,750 hours

D.5,450 hours

What is the labor efficiency variance for the month?

A.$19,737 F

B.$19,737 U

C.$16,029 F

D.$16,497 F

5.The following labor standards have been established for a particular product:



What is the labor rate variance for the month?

A.$2,877 F

B.$4,246 F

C.$4,246 U

D.$1,295 F


Fixed element
per month
Variable
element per
tenant-day
Revenue $37.10 Wages and salaries $3,400 $7.30 Food and supplies 1,200 14.00 Facility expenses 9,600 2.60 Administrative expenses      7,700       0.30 Total expenses   $21,900   $24.20

Explanation / Answer

Part 1

VOH Spending Variance = ( SR AR ) × AU

Where,
   SR is the standard variable overhead rate
   AR is the actual variable overhead rate
   AU are the actual units of allocation base

= ( 20000+3.6* 1110) – 21100

= 2896 ( F)

The answer is c

Part 2

Flexible Budget = Fixed Cost + Variable cost per unit * q

                        = 1200 + (14 * 2580)

                        = $ 37320

The answer is c

***** Here variable cost per unit and fixed cost of only food and suppliers are taken.

Part 3

Labor Efficiency Variance = (Standard hours for actual output – Actual hours) * Standard Rate

              -2800                           =   (Standard hours for actual output – 5100) * 8

Standard hours for actual output =4750

The answer is c

Part 4

Labor Efficiency Variance = (Standard hours for actual output – Actual hours) * Standard Rate

                                                    = (900*10.3 -   8100) * 14.1

                                                = 16497 (F)

The answer is d

Standards hours for actual output = Actual Hours * Standard Rate

                                                                   = 900*10.3    =   9270

Part 5

Labor Rate Variance = (Standard Rate – Actual Rate) * Actual hours

                                       = ( 14.05 – 50690/3700 ) * 3700

                                    = 1295 (F)

The answer is d

VOH Spending Variance = ( SR AR ) × AU