Question

A manufacturing company that has only one product has established the following standards for its variable manufacturing overhead. Variable manufacturing overhead standards are based on machine-hours. Standard hours per unit of output 4.50 machine-hours Standard variable overhead rate $11.52 per machine-hour

The following data pertain to operations for the last month:
Actual hours 8,900 machine-hours Actual total variable manufacturing overhead cost $95,920 Actual output 1,800 units
What is the variable overhead rate variance for the month?

Answer 1

Variable manufacturing overhead rate variance= $7,209 favorable

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Standard variable overhead rate $11.52 per machine-hour

Actual hours 8,900 machine-hours

Actual total variable manufacturing overhead cost $95,920

To calculate the variable overhead rate variance, we need to use the following formula:

Variable manufacturing overhead rate variance= (standard rate - actual rate)* actual quantity

Standard rate= 95,290/8,900= 10.71

Variable manufacturing overhead rate variance= (11.52 - 10.71)*8,900

Variable manufacturing overhead rate variance= $7,209 favorable