Exam 27: Predetermined Overhead Rates and Overhead Analysis

If the denominator activity (in hours) used to compute the predetermined overhead rate is equal to the actual activity (in hours) for the period, then there is no volume variance.

A company has a standard cost system in which fixed and variable manufacturing overhead costs are applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours. A fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance will NOT necessarily occur in a month in which actual direct labor-hours differ from standard hours allowed.

A furniture manufacturer 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: -What was the fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance for the period to the nearest dollar?

The volume variance provides a measure of the utilization of plant facilities.

The Tate Company uses a standard costing system in which manufacturing overhead is applied on the basis of standard direct labor-hours (DLHs). The company recorded the following costs and activity for September: -The amount of fixed manufacturing overhead cost applied to work in process during September was:

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: -How much fixed manufacturing overhead was applied to products during the period to the nearest dollar?

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: -What was the fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance for the period to the nearest dollar?

The fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance and the fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance taken together explain the difference between the actual fixed manufacturing overhead cost incurred and the fixed manufacturing overhead cost applied to production.

A furniture manufacturer 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: -How much overhead was applied to products during the period to the nearest dollar?

A manufacturing company 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: -How much overhead was applied to products during the period to the nearest dollar?

A manufacturer of industrial equipment 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: -What is the predetermined overhead rate to the nearest cent?

The following data for August has been provided by Mirabelli Corporation. -The budget variance for August is:

Sucher Company uses a standard cost system in which manufacturing overhead costs are applied to units of product on the basis of standard machine-hours. The company's standards are based on variable manufacturing overhead of $3 per machine-hour and fixed manufacturing overhead of $300,000 per year. The denominator level of activity is 30,000 machine-hours. Standards call for 2.5 machine-hours per unit of output. Actual activity and manufacturing overhead costs for the year are given below: Required: a. What are the standard hours allowed for the output? b. What was the variable overhead rate variance? c. What was the variable overhead efficiency variance? d. What was the fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance? e. What was the fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance?

The Ferris Company applies manufacturing overhead costs to products on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The standard cost card shows that 3 direct labor-hours are required per unit of product. For August, the company budgeted to work 90,000 direct labor-hours and to incur the following total manufacturing overhead costs: During August, the company completed 28,000 units of product, worked 86,000 direct labor-hours, and incurred the following total manufacturing overhead costs: The denominator activity in the predetermined overhead rate is 90,000 direct labor-hours. -For August, the fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance is:

The higher the denominator level of activity:

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: -What is the predetermined fixed manufacturing overhead rate to the nearest cent?

Madero Corporation's manufacturing overhead includes $6.20 per machine-hour for variable manufacturing overhead and $711,360 per period for fixed manufacturing overhead. Required: Determine the predetermined overhead rate for the denominator level of activity of 9,600 machine-hours.

A manufacturing company 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: -What was the variable overhead efficiency variance for the period to the nearest dollar?

A manufacturing company 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: -What was the fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance for the period to the nearest dollar?

The following data for August has been provided by Mirabelli Corporation. -The volume variance for August is: