Glandorf Controls produces furnaces at several plants.The business is seasonal and cyclical in nature.The accountant for the
Question:
Glandorf Controls produces furnaces at several plants.The business is seasonal and cyclical in nature.The accountant for the Marion plant uses flexible budgeting to help the plant management control operations.Data for Marion follows:
Budget data for the year:Normal monthly capacity of the plant in direct labor hours30,000 hours
Materials costs (40 lbs. @ $2.00)$80.00/unit
Labor costs (5 hours @ $15.00)$75.00/unit
Overhead estimate at normal monthly capacity:Variable:Indirectlabor$68,000
Indirectmaterials6,000
Repairs7,000
Totalvariable$81,000
Fixed:Depreciation$50,000
Supervision40,000
Totalfixed$90,000
Total fixed and variable$171,000
Actual data for January:Units produced6,300
Costs incurredMaterials(250,000 lbs.)$537,000
Directlabor484,000
Indirectlabor72,000
Indirectmaterials6,200
Repairs8,800
Depreciation50,000
Supervision43,000
Total$1,201,000
a.Compute the fixed and variable factory overhead application rates per unit of production.b.Assuming Glandorf uses the two-variance method of analyzing factory overhead, compute the two overhead variances.c.Prepare a flexible budget performance report for January comparing actual and budgeted costs of all cost elements for the actual activity for the month.d.Prove the factory overhead budget variance from the above report.