At the beginning of the year, Raja Company had the following standard cost sheet for one of
Question:
At the beginning of the year, Raja Company had the following standard cost sheet for one of its chemical products:
Direct materials (4 kg @ $2.80) ................................$11.20
Direct labour (2 hrs. @ $18.00) ................................. 36.00
Fixed overhead (2 hrs. @ $5.20) ................................ 10.40
Variable overhead (2 hrs. @ $0.70) ............................ 1.40
Standard cost per unit ............................................$59.00
Raja computes its overhead rates using practical volume, which is 80,000 units. The actual results for the year are as follows:
a. Units produced: 79,600
b. Direct labour: 158,900 hours at $18.10
c. Fixed overhead: $831,000
d. Variable overhead: $112,400
Required:
1. Compute the variable overhead spending and efficiency variances.
2. Compute the fixed overhead spending and volume variances.
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Cornerstones of Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0176530884
2nd Canadian edition
Authors: Maryanne M. Mowen, Don Hanson, Dan L. Heitger, David McConomy, Jeffrey Pittman