Exam 21: Predetermined Overhead Rates and Overhead Analysis in a Standard Costing System

A manufacturer of playground equipment has a standard costing system based on standard direct labor-hours (DLHs) as the measure of activity. Data from the company's flexible budget for manufacturing overhead are given below: The following data pertain to operations for the most recent period: The fixed manufacturing overhead applied to products during the period is closest to:

Dori Castings is a job order shop that uses a standard cost system. Manufacturing overhead costs are applied on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The amount of fixed manufacturing overhead that Dori would apply to finished production would be:

Diehl Corporation uses a standard cost system in which it applies manufacturing overhead to units of product on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The company's total applied factory overhead was $315,000 last year when the company used 32,000 direct labor-hours as the denominator activity. If the variable factory overhead rate was $8 per direct labor-hour, and if 30,000 standard direct labor-hours were allowed for the output of the year, then the total budgeted fixed factory overhead for the year must have been:

Kisler Incorporated makes a single product-a cooling coil used in commercial refrigerators. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard machine-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: The total amount of manufacturing overhead applied is closest to:

Fleming Incorporated makes a single product-a critical part used in commercial airline seats. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard labor-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: The fixed overhead volume variance is:

Lossing Corporation applies manufacturing overhead to products on the basis of standard machine-hours. Budgeted and actual overhead costs for the most recent month appear below: The company based its original budget on 5,100 machine-hours. The company actually worked 4,800 machine-hours during the month. The standard hours allowed for the actual output of the month totaled 4,980 machine-hours. What was the overall fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance for the month?

Zotta Enterprises uses standard costing and applies manufacturing overhead cost to products on the basis of standard direct labor-hours (DLHs). Budgeted and actual data relating to manufacturing overhead for last year appear below: The standard direct labor-hours allowed for the output was:

Gaters Incorporated makes a single product--an electrical motor used in many long-haul trucks. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard labor-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: The company incurred a total of $240,080 in manufacturing overhead cost during the year. Required: Determine whether overhead was underapplied or overapplied for the year and by how much.

Nadelson Incorporated makes a single product-an electrical motor used in many long-haul trucks. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard labor-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: The variable component of the predetermined overhead rate is closest to:

Dellarocco Incorporated makes a single product-a cooling coil used in commercial refrigerators. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard labor-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: The fixed overhead budget variance is:

Tierman Incorporated makes a single product-a cooling coil used in commercial refrigerators. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard machine-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: The fixed overhead budget variance is:

The fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance equals:

Chojnowski Incorporated makes a single product-a cooling coil used in commercial refrigerators. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard labor-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: The fixed overhead budget variance is:

A manufacturing company has a standard costing system based on standard direct labor-hours (DLHs) as the measure of activity. Data from the company's flexible budget for manufacturing overhead are given below: The following data pertain to operations for the most recent period: The predetermined overhead rate per MH is closest to:

Arca Incorporated makes a single product-a critical part used in commercial airline seats. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard machine-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: The variable component of the predetermined overhead rate is closest to:

Tantanka Manufacturing Corporation uses a standard cost system with machine-hours as the activity base for overhead. The following information relates to production for last year: The standard machine-hours allowed for actual output during the year were 7,600. The actual machine-hours incurred were 7,500. What did Tantanka use as a predetermined overhead rate for fixed manufacturing overhead?

Stopher Incorporated makes a single product-a cooling coil used in commercial refrigerators. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard machine-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: The variable component of the predetermined overhead rate is closest to:

Stopyra Incorporated makes a single product-a cooling coil used in commercial refrigerators. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard labor-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: The variable overhead rate variance is:

An outdoor barbecue grill manufacturer uses a standard costing system in which standard machine-hours (MHs) is the measure of activity. Data from the company's flexible budget for manufacturing overhead are given below: The following data pertain to operations for the most recent period: The fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance for the period is closest to:

Vaden Incorporated makes a single product-a critical part used in commercial airline seats. The company has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to this product based on the standard labor-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: The predetermined overhead rate is closest to: