Question: Wetherbee Tech Services (WTS) is a chain of computer maintenance technicians for households and small businesses. The following data are available for last years services:
Wetherbee Tech Services (WTS) is a chain of computer maintenance technicians for households and small businesses. The following data are available for last years services:
WTS recorded 121,700 tech calls last year. It had budgeted 128,400 calls, averaging 90 minutes each.
Standard variable labor and support costs per tech call were as follows:
| Direct IT specialist services: 90 minutes at $54 per hour | $81 |
|---|---|
| Variable support staff, supplies, and overhead: 30 minutes at $24 per hour | 12 |
Fixed overhead costs:
Annual budget $4,143,400
Fixed overhead is applied at the rate of $36.00 per call.
Actual tech service call costs:
| Direct IT specialist services: 121,700 calls averaging 84 minutes at $56.00 per hour | $ 9,541,280 |
|---|---|
| Variable support staff, supplies, and overhead: averaging 40 minutes per call at $22.50 per hour 121,700 calls | 1,825,500 |
| Fixed overhead | 4,463,000 |
Required:
a. Prepare a cost variance analysis for each variable cost for last year.
b. Prepare a fixed overhead cost variance analysis.

\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline & Price Variance & Efficiency Variance & Total Variance \\ \hline IT specialist & & & & \\ \hline Variable overhead & & & & \\ \hline \end{tabular} Fixed overhead price variance Fixed overhead production volume variance Total fixed overhead variance \begin{tabular}{|l|l|} \hline & \\ \hline & \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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