Question: Direct material (15 Ibs. @ $3.80 per Ib.) $ 57.00 Direct labor (10 hrs. @ $9.40 per hr.) 94.00 Factory variable overhead (10 hrs. @
| Direct material (15 Ibs. @ $3.80 per Ib.) | $ | 57.00 | ||
| Direct labor (10 hrs. @ $9.40 per hr.) | 94.00 | |||
| Factory variable overhead (10 hrs. @ $4.20 per hr.) | 42.00 | |||
| Factory fixed overhead (10 hrs. @ $2.50 per hr.) | 25.00 | |||
| Standard cost | $ | 218.00 | ||
The $6.70 ($4.20 + $2.50) total overhead rate per direct labor hour is based on an expected operating level equal to 60% of the factory's capacity of 64,000 units per month. The following monthly flexible budget information is also available.
| Operating Levels (% of capacity) | ||||||||||||
| Flexible Budget | 55% | 60% | 65% | |||||||||
| Budgeted output (units) | 35,200 | 38,400 | 41,600 | |||||||||
| Budgeted labor (standard hours) | 352,000 | 384,000 | 416,000 | |||||||||
| Budgeted overhead (dollars) | ||||||||||||
| Variable overhead | $ | 1,478,400 | $ | 1,612,800 | $ | 1,747,200 | ||||||
| Fixed overhead | 960,000 | 960,000 | 960,000 | |||||||||
| Total overhead | $ | 2,438,400 | $ | 2,572,800 | $ | 2,707,200 | ||||||
During the current month, the company operated at 55% of capacity, employees worked 334,000 hours, and the following actual overhead costs were incurred.
| Variable overhead costs | $ | 1,421,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed overhead costs | 1,024,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total overhead costs | $ | 2,445,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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