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Problem 7EA: A company estimates its manufacturing overhead will be $750,000 for the next year. What is the...
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Manuel Company predicts it will operate at 80% of its productive capacity. Its overhead allocation base is DLH and its
standard amount per allocation base is 0.5 DLH per unit. The company reports the following for this period.
Production (in units)
Overhead
Variable overhead
Fixed overhead
Total overhead
Flexible Budget at
80% Capacity
53,000
1. Standard overhead rate
2. Standard overhead applied
3. Overhead variance
$ 291,500
53,000
$ 344,500
Actual
Results
48,800
$344,600
1. Compute the standard overhead rate. Hint: Standard allocation base at 80% capacity is 26,500 DLH, computed as 53,000 units x
0.5 DLH per unit.
Compute the standard overhead applied.
3. Compute the total overhead variance. (Indicate the effect of the variance by selecting favorable, unfavorable, or no variance.)
Transcribed Image Text:Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Manuel Company predicts it will operate at 80% of its productive capacity. Its overhead allocation base is DLH and its standard amount per allocation base is 0.5 DLH per unit. The company reports the following for this period. Production (in units) Overhead Variable overhead Fixed overhead Total overhead Flexible Budget at 80% Capacity 53,000 1. Standard overhead rate 2. Standard overhead applied 3. Overhead variance $ 291,500 53,000 $ 344,500 Actual Results 48,800 $344,600 1. Compute the standard overhead rate. Hint: Standard allocation base at 80% capacity is 26,500 DLH, computed as 53,000 units x 0.5 DLH per unit. Compute the standard overhead applied. 3. Compute the total overhead variance. (Indicate the effect of the variance by selecting favorable, unfavorable, or no variance.)
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