At the beginning of the year, Lopez Company had the following standard cost sheet for one of
Question:
At the beginning of the year, Lopez Company had the following standard cost sheet for one of its chemical products:
Direct materials (4 lbs. @ $2.80) ................$11.20
Direct labor (2 hrs. @ $18.00) .....................36.00
FOH (2 hrs. @ $5.20) ...............................10.40
VOH (2 hrs. @ $0.70) ................................1.40
Standard cost per unit .............................$59.00
Lopez computes its overhead rates using practical volume, which is 80,000 units. The actualresults for the year are as follows: (a) Units produced: 79,600; (b) Direct labor: 158,900 hours at$18.10; (c) FOH : $831,000; and (d) VOH : $112,400.
Required:
1. Compute the variable overhead spending and efficiency variances.
2. Compute the fixed overhead spending and volume variances.
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Cornerstones of Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1305103962
6th edition
Authors: Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger