Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is

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Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows:

The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 20,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 25,500 units and incurred the following costs:

a. Purchased 170,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $7.20 per pound. All of this material was used in production.

b. Direct laborers worked 73,000 hours at a rate of $14 per hour.

c. Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $427,050.

12. What variable manufacturing overhead cost would be included in the company’s planning budget for March?

13. What variable manufacturing overhead cost would be included in the company’s flexible budget for March?

14. What is the variable overhead rate variance for March? (Round the actual overhead rate to two decimal places. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.).)

15. What is the variable overhead efficiency variance for March? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the actual overhead rate to two decimal places. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.).)

Direct materials: 6 pounds at $8 per pound $ 48 Direct labor: 4 hours at $13 per hour 52 Variable overhead: 4 hours at $5 per hour 20 Total standard cost per unit $ 120

Explanation / Answer

12.

The variable manufacturing overhead cost that would be included in the company’s planning budget for March = 20,000 units * 20 per unit = 400,000.

13.

The variable manufacturing overhead cost that would be included in the company’s flexible budget for March = 25,500 units * 20 per unit = 510,000.

14.

Variable overhead rate variance for March = Actual variable overhead - (Actual hours * Standard rate)

= 427,050 - (73,000 * 5)

= 62,050 Unfavourable.

15.

Variable overhead efficiency variance for March = (Actual hours * Standard rate) - (Standard hours * Standard rate)

= (73,000 * 5) - (20,000 * 20)

= 35,000 Favourable.

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