Flandro Company uses a standard cost system and sets predetermined overhead rates on the basis of direct labour-hours. The following data are taken from the company’s budget for the current year:

Required
1. Redo the standard cost card in a clearer, more usable format by detailing the variable and fixed overhead cost elements.
2. Prepare an analysis of the variances for materials and labour for the year.
3. Prepare an analysis of the variances for variable and fixed overhead for the year.
4. What effect, if any, does the choice of a denominator activity level have on unit standard costs? Is the volume variance a controllable variance from a spending point of view? Explain.

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Denominator activity (direct labour-hours) Variable manufacturing overhead cost Fixed manufacturing overhead cost The standard cost card for the company's only product is given below: Direct materials, 3 metres at £4.40 Direct labour, 2 hours at £6 Manufacturing overhead, 140% of direct labour cost Standard cost per unit 10,000 £25,000 59,000 Materials purchased, 24,000 metres at £4.80 Materials used in production (in metres) Direct labour cost incurred, 11,600 hours at £6.50 Variable manufacturing overhead cost incurred Fixed manufacturing overhead cost incurred £13.20 12.00 16.80 £42.00 During the year, the company produced 6,000 units of product and incurred the following costs: £115,200 18,500 £75,400 29,580 60,400