Elises Draperies uses flexible budgeting and activity-based costing. The companys budget for variable overhead is $24,000 and

Elise’s Draperies uses flexible budgeting and activity-based costing. The company’s budget for variable overhead is $24,000 and the budget for fixed overhead is $20,000. When the company analyzes overhead using ABC, the budgeted overhead of $44,000 is traced to three activities: assembly, finishing, and inspection. The costs associated with each activity and their respective cost drivers are as follows:

The actual cost and total volume for each activity are as follows:

Required

A. Compute the overhead application rate for each activity.

B. Using the actual volume and cost, compute the spending variance, the efficiency variance, and the total variance for eachactivity.

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Flexible Budget Activity Amount Cost Driver Budgeted Volume Assembly $25,000 Labor hours 2,500 Finishing 10,000 Labor hours 700 Inspections 7,000 Number of inspections 280