Variances: Variable and Fixed
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Starlight Glassware Company has the following standards and flexible budget data.
Standard variable overhead rate $18.00 per direct labor hour
Standard quantity of direct labor 2 hours per unit of output
Budgeted fixed overhead $300,000
Budgeted output 25,000 units
Actual results for February are as follows:
Actual output 20,000 units
Actual variable overhead $960,000
Actual fixed overhead $291,000
Actual direct labor 50,000 hours
Use the variance formulas to compute the following variances. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable, where appropriate.
1. Variable overhead spending variance
2. Variable overhead efficiency variance
3. Fixed overhead budget variance
4. Fixed overhead volume variance
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This solution looks at variances: variable overhead spending/efficiency, fixed overhead budget/volume.
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Variable overhead spending variance = Actual variable overhead incurred - Flexible budget for variable overhead at actual hours
Spending variance = $960,000 - 50,000 * $18.00 = $960,000 - $900,000 = $60,000 (unfavorable)
Variable overhead efficiency variance = ...
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