Question

The Berwin Company established a master budget volume of 35,000 units for April. Actual overhead costs incurred amounted to $98,500. Actual production for the month was 34,000 units. The standard variable overhead rate was $1.75 per direct labor hour. The standard fixed overhead rate was $1.50 per direct labor hour. One direct labor hour is the standard quantity per finished unit. Assume the allocation base for fixed overhead costs is the number of direct labor hours. SR1a. A. Compute the total manufacturing overhead cost variance.

Answer 1

$12,000 Favorable

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Actual overhead costs incurred = $98,500

Actual production for the month = 34,000 units

Standard variable overhead rate = $1.75 per direct labor hour

Standard fixed overhead rate = $1.50 per direct labor hour

One direct labor hour is the standard quantity per finished unit.

Firstly, we need to find out the overhead applied by multiplying the actual production units with the standard overhead rate and standard quantity per finished unit.

Total standard overhead rate:

= Standard variable overhead rate + Standard fixed overhead rate

= $1.75 + $1.50

= $3.25

Overhead applied:

= Actual production × standard quantity per finished unit × Total standard overhead rate

= 34,000 × 1 × $3.25

= $110,500

Therefore, the total manufacturing overhead cost variance is determined by deducting the Actual overhead costs from the overhead applied.

It is calculated as follows:

= Overhead applied - Actual overhead costs incurred

= $110,500 - $98,500

= $12,000 Favorable