Chapter 23

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Problem 23-4A Computation of materials, labor, and overhead variances LO P2, P3

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Trico Company set the following standard unit costs for its single product.

Direct materials (30 Ibs. @ $4 per Ib.)	$	120.00
Direct labor (5 hrs. @ $14 per hr.)		70.00
Factory overheadvariable (5 hrs. @ $8 per hr.)		40.00
Factory overheadfixed (5 hrs. @ $10 per hr.)		50.00
Total standard cost	$	280.00

The predetermined overhead rate is based on a planned operating volume of 80% of the productive capacity of 60,000 units per quarter. The following flexible budget information is available.

	Operating Levels
		70%		80%		90%
Production in units		42,000		48,000		54,000
Standard direct labor hours		210,000		240,000		270,000
Budgeted overhead
Fixed factory overhead	$	2,400,000	$	2,400,000	$	2,400,000
Variable factory overhead	$	1,680,000	$	1,920,000	$	2,160,000

During the current quarter, the company operated at 90% of capacity and produced 54,000 units of product; actual direct labor totaled 265,000 hours. Units produced were assigned the following standard costs:

Direct materials (1,620,000 Ibs. @ $4 per Ib.)	$	6,480,000
Direct labor (270,000 hrs. @ $14 per hr.)		3,780,000
Factory overhead (270,000 hrs. @ $18 per hr.)		4,860,000
Total standard cost	$	15,120,000

Actual costs incurred during the current quarter follow:

Direct materials (1,615,000 Ibs. @ $4.10 per lb.)	$	6,621,500
Direct labor (265,000 hrs. @ $13.75 per hr.)		3,643,750
Fixed factory overhead costs		2,350,000
Variable factory overhead costs		2,200,000
Total actual costs	$	14,815,250

3.

Compute the overhead controllable and volume variances.

Fixed Overhead Volume Variance

Budgeted Fixed Overhead ???

Fixed Overhead Cost Applied ???

Fixed Overhead Volume Variance ??? Favorable