Question: Required information Problem 8 - 3 A ( Algo ) Flexible overhead budget; materials, labor, and overhead variances; and overhead variance report LO P 1

Required information
Problem 8-3A (Algo) Flexible overhead budget; materials, labor, and overhead variances; and overhead
variance report LO P1, P2, P3, P4
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Antuan Company set the following standard costs per unit for its product.
Direct materials (4.0 pounds $4.00 per pound)
Direct labor (1.7 hours & $10.00 per hour)
Overhead (1.7 hours if $18.50 per hour)
standard cost per unit
The standard overhead rate ( $18.50 per direct labor hour) is based on a predicted activity level of 75% of the factory's
capacity of 20,000 units per month. Following are the company's budgeted overhead costs per month at the 75% capacity
level.
Overhead Budget (75% Capacity)
Variable overhead costs
Indirect materials
Indirect labor
Power
Maintenance
Total variable overhead costs
Fixed overhead costs
Depreciation-Building
Depreciation-Machinery
Taxes and insurance
Supervisory salaries
Total fixed overhead costs
Total overhead costs
The company incurred the following actual costs when it operated at 75% of capacity in October.
Direct materials (60,500 pounds (4) $4.20 per pound)
Direct labor hours $10.30 per hour)
Overhead costs
Indirect materials
Indirect labor
Power
Maintenance
Depreciation-Building
Depreciation-Machinery
Taxes and insurance
Supervisory salaries
Total costs
$254,100
226,600
$41,050
176,350
17,250
34,500
23,000
94,500
15,300
211,750
613,700
$1,094,400
Problem 8-3A (Algo) Part 3
Compute the direct labor variance, including its rate and efficiency variances.
Note: Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting favorable, unfavorable, or no variance. Round "Rate per hour" answers to
two decimal places.
 Required information Problem 8-3A (Algo) Flexible overhead budget; materials, labor, and

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