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James Corp. applies overhead on the basis of direct labor hours. For the month o

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Question

James Corp. applies overhead on the basis of direct labor hours. For the month of May, the company planned production of 9,600 units (80% of its production capacity of 12,000 units) and prepared the following overhead budget:

During May, the company operated at 90% capacity (10,800 units) and incurred the following actual overhead costs:

1.Compute the overhead controllable variance.

Prepare an overhead variance report at the actual activity level of 10,800 units.

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James Corp. applies overhead on the basis of direct labor hours. For the month of May, the company planned production of 9,600 units (80% of its production capacity of 12,000 units) and prepared the following overhead budget:

Explanation / Answer

1) Overhead controllable variance = Actual - Flexible budget                     = 104,620 - (10,800*50,400/9600 + 46,800)                     = 104,620 - (56,700 variable + 46,800 fixed)                      = 104,620 - 103,500                      = 1,120(U) 2) Performance report Actual Flexible units 10,800 10,800 Variance F(U) Variable cost : indirect materials $    18,000.00 $    20,250.00 $   2,250.00 F indirect labor        26,650.00        27,000.00           350.00 F Power           6,075.00           6,075.00                     -   Maintenance           3,995.00           3,375.00         (620.00) U total variable costs        54,720.00        56,700.00        1,980.00 U fixed costs Rent of factory building        20,000.00        20,000.00                     -   Depreciation-machinery        10,500.00        10,500.00                     -   supervisor salary        19,400.00        16,300.00     (3,100.00) U total fixed cost        49,900.00        46,800.00     (3,100.00) U total cost $ 104,620.00 $ 103,500.00 $ (1,120.00) U