Bio-Care, Inc., a manufacturer of disposable medical supplies, prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for the Assembly Department for March 2010. The company expected to operate the department at 100% of normal capacity of 18,000 hours.

During March, the department operated at 16,900 hours, and the factory overhead costs incurred were indirect factory wages, $126,320; power and light, $88,110; indirect materials, $23,220; supervisory salaries, $72,000; depreciation of plant and equipment, $51,500; and insurance and property taxes, $24,100. InstructionsPrepare a factory overhead cost variance report for March. To be useful for cost control, the budgeted amounts should be based on 16,900 hours.

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Variable costs: Indirect factory wages Power and light $135,000 93,600 25,200 Indirect materials $253,800 Total variable cost Fixed costs: $ 72,000 Supervisory salaries Depreciation of plant and equipment Insurance and property taxes 51,500 24,100 Total fixed cost 147,600 $401,400 Total factory overhead cost