Wetherbee Tech Services (WTS) is a chain of computer maintenance technicians for households and small businesses....

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Wetherbee Tech Services (WTS) is a chain of computer maintenance technicians for households and small businesses. The following data are available for last year's services: WTS recorded 120,100 tech calls last year. It had budgeted 125,200 calls, averaging 90 minutes each. Standard variable labor and support costs per tech call were as follows: Direct IT specialist services: 90 minutes at $54 per hour Variable support staff, supplies, and overhead: 30 minutes at $24 per hour $81 12 Fixed overhead costs: Annual budget $4,140,200 Fixed overhead is applied at the rate of $36.00 per call. Actual tech service call costs: Direct IT specialist services: 120,100 calls averaging 84 minutes at $56.00 per hour Variable support staff, supplies, and overhead: averaging 40 minutes per call at $22.50 per hour x 120,100 calls Fixed overhead Required: a. Prepare a cost variance analysis for each variable cost for last year. b. Prepare a fixed overhead cost variance analysis. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B $ 9,415,840 1,801,500 4,383,000 Prepare a cost variance analysis for each variable cost for last year. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, or "U" for unfavorable. If there is no effect, do not select either option. IT specialist Variable overhead Price Variance Efficiency Variance Total Variance < Required A Required B > Wetherbee Tech Services (WTS) is a chain of computer maintenance technicians for households and small businesses. The following data are available for last year's services: WTS recorded 120,100 tech calls last year. It had budgeted 125,200 calls, averaging 90 minutes each. Standard variable labor and support costs per tech call were as follows: Direct IT specialist services: 90 minutes at $54 per hour Variable support staff, supplies, and overhead: 30 minutes at $24 per hour $81 12 Fixed overhead costs: Annual budget $4,140,200 Fixed overhead is applied at the rate of $36.00 per call. Actual tech service call costs: Direct IT specialist services: 120,100 calls averaging 84 minutes at $56.00 per hour Variable support staff, supplies, and overhead: averaging 40 minutes per call at $22.50 per hour x 120,100 calls Fixed overhead Required: a. Prepare a cost variance analysis for each variable cost for last year. b. Prepare a fixed overhead cost variance analysis. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B $ 9,415,840 1,801,500 4,383,000 Prepare a cost variance analysis for each variable cost for last year. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, or "U" for unfavorable. If there is no effect, do not select either option. IT specialist Variable overhead Price Variance Efficiency Variance Total Variance < Required A Required B >