Montoursville control Company, which manufactures electrical switches, uses a standard-costing system. The standard production overhead costs per switch are based on direct-labor hours and are as...


Montoursville control Company, which manufactures electrical switches, uses a standard-costing system.  The standard production overhead costs per switch are based on direct-labor hours and are as follows:





















Variable overhead (5 direct-labor hours @ $8.00 per hour)$40
Fixed overhead (5 direct-labor hours @ $12.00 per hour)

$60


   Total Overhead

$100


Planned direct-labor hours per month300,000

The following information is available for the month of October.



  • Variable-overhead costs were $2,340,000.

  • Fixed-overhead costs were $3,750,000.

  • 56,000 switches were produced, although 60,000 switches were scheduled to be produced.

  • 275,000 direct-labor hours were worked at a total cost of $2,550,000.


Compute the variable-overhead spending and efficiency variances and the fixed-overhead budget and the volume variances for October.  Indicate whether a variance is favorable or unfavorable where appropriate.



Jun 01, 2022
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