ABC Company's production budget for March is 32,000 units. Budgeted fixed overhead is $64,000. ABC's standard fixed overhead application rate is $2 per machine hour and each unit is allowed a standard of 1 hour of machine time. Actual fixed overhead for March is $67,000. Actual production in March is 36,000 units.Calculate the fixed overhead volume variance for March:Fixed overhead volume variance = $.Use F or U to identify the variance as Favorable or Unfavorable: .
Question
ABC Company's production budget for March is 32,000 units. Budgeted fixed overhead is 2 per machine hour and each unit is allowed a standard of 1 hour of machine time. Actual fixed overhead for March is .Use F or U to identify the variance as Favorable or Unfavorable: .
Solution
To calculate the fixed overhead volume variance, we first need to determine the budgeted fixed overhead and the applied fixed overhead.
-
Budgeted fixed overhead is given as $64,000.
-
To calculate the applied fixed overhead, we multiply the actual production by the standard fixed overhead application rate. In this case, the actual production is 36,000 units and the standard fixed overhead application rate is 2/unit = $72,000.
The fixed overhead volume variance is then calculated as the difference between the budgeted fixed overhead and the applied fixed overhead.
Fixed overhead volume variance = Budgeted fixed overhead - Applied fixed overhead = 72,000 = -$8,000
The negative sign indicates that the variance is unfavorable. So, the fixed overhead volume variance for March is $8,000 Unfavorable.
Similar Questions
ABC Company incurred $124,000 of manufacturing overhead in March and applied $120,000 to March production. If ABC produced 16,000 units during March, its predetermined overhead rate being used for the year is $ per unit.
ABC Company's production budget for October is based on 500 units. Standard unit cost for variable overhead is $25 per unit ($5 per hour x 5 hours per unit). ABC's actual production in October = 525 units. The actual cost of variable overhead = $18,900 ($6 per hour x 6 hours per unit).Calculate the variable overhead spending variance for October:Variable overhead spending variance = $.Use F or U to identify the variance as Favorable or Unfavorable: .
ABC Company uses a predetermined overhead rate of $10 per direct labor hour. Actual manufacturing overhead incurred during October amounted to $35,000 when ABC worked 3,200 direct labor hours. At the end of October, the Manufacturing overhead account has a balance of $ that is (underapplied/overapplied).
ABC Company's production budget for October is based on 500 units. Standard unit cost for direct labor is $100 per unit ($20 per hour x 5 hours per unit). ABC's actual production in October = 525 units. The actual cost of direct labor = $56,700 ($18 per hour x 6 hours per unit).Calculate the direct labor rate variance for October:Direct labor rate variance = $.Use F or U to identify the variance as Favorable or Unfavorable: .
ABC Company uses machine hours to apply manufacturing overhead to units produced. If ABC estimates that it will generate 560,000 machine hours and incur $6,720,000 in manufacturing overhead costs during the year, its predetermined overhead application rate will be $ per hour.
Upgrade your grade with Knowee
Get personalized homework help. Review tough concepts in more detail, or go deeper into your topic by exploring other relevant questions.