Question

Orlando Company, which applies overhead to production on the basis of machine hours, reported the following data for the period just ended: Actual units produced: 12,000 Actual variable overhead incurred: $77,700 Actual machine hours worked: 18,800 Standard variable overhead cost per machine hour: $4.50 If Orlando estimates 1.5 hours to manufacture a completed unit, the company's variable-overhead spending variance is:

Answer 1

$37,600 favorable

Step-by-step explanation:

Variable overhead spending variance can be computed as;

= (Actual hours worked × Actual variable overhead rate) - ( Actual hours worked - Standard variable overhead rate)

= ( 18,800 hours × $77,700/12,000) - (18,800 hours × $4.5)

= [(18,800 × $6.5) - (18,800 × $4.5)]

= $122,200 - $84,600

= $37,600 favorable