E9-10 (Algo) Calculating Variable Overhead Variances [LO 9-5) Parker Plastic, Incorporated, manufactures plastic mats to use with rolling office chairs. Its standard cost information for last year follows: Direct materials (plastic) Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead (based on direct labor hours) Fixed manufacturing overhead ($450,480 924,000 units) Parker Plastic had the following actual results for the past year: Number of units produced and sold Number of square feet of plastic used Cost of plastic purchased and used Number of labor hours worked Direct labor cost Variable overhead cost Fixed overhead cost 1,180,000 12,100,000 $ 18,150,000 322,000 $3,799,000 $ 1,200,000 $ 379,000 Variable Overhead Rate Variance Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance Variable Overhead Spending Variance Standard Quantity 13 square foot 0.3 hour 0.3 hour Standard Price (Rate) $1.55 per square foot $ 12.10 per hour $ 1.20 per hour Required: Calculate Parker Plastic's variable overhead rate and efficiency variances and its over- or underapplied variable overhead. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Standard U Cost 5:20.1 3.6 0.3 0.5

In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for …

The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on t…