Fixed costs: eBook Tiger Equipment Inc., a manufacturer of construction equipment, prepared the following factory overhead...

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Fixed costs: eBook Tiger Equipment Inc., a manufacturer of construction equipment, prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for the Welding Department for May of the current year. The company expected to operate the department at 100% of normal capacity of 8,400 hours. Variable costs: Indirect factory wages Power and light Indirect materials $30,240 20,160 16,800 Total variable cost $67,200 Supervisory salaries $20,000 Depreciation of plant and equipment 36,200 Insurance and property taxes 15,200 Total fixed cost Total factory overhead cost 71,400 $138,600 During May, the department operated at 8,860 hours, and the factory overhead costs incurred were indirect factory wages, $32,400; power and light, $21,000; indirect materials, $18,250; supervisory salaries, $20,000; depreciation of plant and equipment, $36,200; and insurance and property taxes, $15,200. Required: Prepare a factory overhead cost variance report for May. To be useful for cost control, the budgeted amounts should be based on 8,860 hours. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Normal capacity for the month 8,400 hrs. Actual production for the month 8,860 hrs. Tiger Equipment Inc. Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report-Welding Department For the Month Ended May 31 Line Item Description Variable factory overhead costs: Indirect factory wages Power and light Indirect materials Total variable cost Fixed factory overhead costs: Supervisory salaries Depreciation of plant and equipment Insurance and property taxes Total fixed cost Total factory overhead cost Total controllable variances Volume variance-favorable: Excess hours used over normal at the standard rate for fixed factory overhead Budget Actual Cost (at Actual Unfavorable Favorable Production) Variances Variances 000000000 0000 Previous Fixed costs: eBook Tiger Equipment Inc., a manufacturer of construction equipment, prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for the Welding Department for May of the current year. The company expected to operate the department at 100% of normal capacity of 8,400 hours. Variable costs: Indirect factory wages Power and light Indirect materials $30,240 20,160 16,800 Total variable cost $67,200 Supervisory salaries $20,000 Depreciation of plant and equipment 36,200 Insurance and property taxes 15,200 Total fixed cost Total factory overhead cost 71,400 $138,600 During May, the department operated at 8,860 hours, and the factory overhead costs incurred were indirect factory wages, $32,400; power and light, $21,000; indirect materials, $18,250; supervisory salaries, $20,000; depreciation of plant and equipment, $36,200; and insurance and property taxes, $15,200. Required: Prepare a factory overhead cost variance report for May. To be useful for cost control, the budgeted amounts should be based on 8,860 hours. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Normal capacity for the month 8,400 hrs. Actual production for the month 8,860 hrs. Tiger Equipment Inc. Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report-Welding Department For the Month Ended May 31 Line Item Description Variable factory overhead costs: Indirect factory wages Power and light Indirect materials Total variable cost Fixed factory overhead costs: Supervisory salaries Depreciation of plant and equipment Insurance and property taxes Total fixed cost Total factory overhead cost Total controllable variances Volume variance-favorable: Excess hours used over normal at the standard rate for fixed factory overhead Budget Actual Cost (at Actual Unfavorable Favorable Production) Variances Variances 000000000 0000 Previous

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