Question

He following information relating to a company's overhead costs is available.

Budgeted fixed overhead rate per machine hour $ 0.50​
Actual variable overhead $ 96,000​
Budgeted variable overhead rate per machine hour $ 4.00​
Actual fixed overhead $ 15,000​
Budgeted hours allowed for actual output achieved 41,000​
Based on this information, the total overhead variance is:
a $5500 unfavorable.
b $73,500 unfavorable.
c $73,500 favorable.
d $68,000 favorable.
e $5500 favorable.

Answer 1

A) $2,000 favorable

Step-by-step explanation:

Actual total variable overhead = $ 73,000

Actual total fixed overhead = $ 17,000

Budgeted variable overhead rate per machine hour = $ 2.50

Budgeted total fixed overhead = $ 15,000

Budgeted machine hours allowed for actual output = 30,000

Budgeted variable overhead = $ 2.50 x 30,000 = $ 75,000

Variable overhead variance = Budgeted variable overhead - Actual total variable overhead

Variable overhead variance = $ 75,000 - $ 73,000 = $ 2,000

Since the actual value is under the budgeted value, the variable overhead variance is $2,000 favorable.