Predetermined Overhead Rate; Overhead Variances
Weller Company’s variable manufacturing overhead should be $1.05 per standard machine-hour and its fixed manufacturing overhead should be $24,800 per month. The following information is available for a recent month:
- The denominator activity of 8,000 machine-hours was chosen to compute the predetermined overhead rate.
- At the 8,000 standard machine-hours level of activity, the company should produce 3,200 units of product.
- The company’s actual operating result were as follows:
Number of units produced |
3,500 |
Actual machine-hours |
8,500 |
Actual variable manufacturing overhead cost |
$9,860 |
Actual fixed manufacturing overhead cost |
$25,100 |
Required:
- Compute the predetermined overhead rate and break it down into variable and fixed cost elements.
- What were the standard hours allowed for the year’s actual output?
Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances and the fixed overhead budget and volume variances.