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Zeno Company normally produces 15,000 units of product Z each month. Each unit r

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Question

Zeno Company normally produces 15,000 units of product Z each month. Each unit requires 2 hours of direct labor, and factory overhead is applied on a direct labor hour basis. Fixed costs and variable costs in factory overhead at normal capacity at $8 and $4 per unit respectively. Cost and production information for July follow:

Production for the month.............................. 16,000 units

Direct labor hours used................................ 31,000 hours

Factory overhead incurred:

Variable costs .................................    67,000

Fixed costs..................................... 115,000

Required: (show work)

1) Compute the flexible budget variance

2) Compute the production volume variance

Explanation / Answer

Details Static Budget Flexible budget Actual Results Per unit Total Amt Amt Units prodcued                 15,000                      16,000                 16,000 Fixed Overhead cost                       8               120,000                   128,000               115,000 Variable overhead cost                       4                 60,000                      64,000                 67,000 Total               180,000                   192,000               182,000          1 Flexible budget variance =Flexible budget -Actual results= $ 10,000.00 Favorable          2 Prodcution Volume variance= Static Budget-Flexible Budget=            12,000 Unfavorable