The French Bread Company also allocates fixed manufacturing overhead to products on the basis of standard direct
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The French Bread Company also allocates fixed manufacturing overhead to products on the basis of standard direct manufacturing labor-hours. For 2014, fixed manufacturing overhead was budgeted at $4.00 per direct manufacturing labor-hour. Actual fixed manufacturing overhead incurred during the year was $272,000.
Required:
1. Prepare a variance analysis of fixed manufacturing overhead cost. Use Exhibit 8-4 (page 304) as a guide.
2. Is fixed overhead underallocated or overallocated? By what amount?
3. Comment on your results. Discuss the variances and explain what may be driving them.
Exhibit 8-4:
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Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis
ISBN: 978-0133428704
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Authors: Charles T. Horngren, Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
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