You have been given the following information about the production of Cynthia Co., and are asked to provide the factory manager with information for a meeting with the vice president of operations. Standard Cost Card Direct materials (5 pounds at $5 per pound) $25.00 Direct labor (0.9 hours at $10) 9.00 Variable overhead (0.9 hours at $3 per hour) 2.70 Fixed overhead (0.9 hours at $8 per hour) 7.20 $43.90 The following is a variance report for the most recent period of operations.

Mabry Organics manufacturers organic fruit snacks. They use a departmental method of allocating manufacturing overhead. Department A's predetermined overhead rate is $5.67 per direct labor hour. Department B's predetermined overhead rate is $14.88 per machine hour. Actual cost driver information per department is provided below.      Department A Department B Actual direct labor hours 50,200 DL hours 23,400 DL hours Actual machine hours 48,900 machine hours 17,500 machine hours   What is the total applied manufacturing overhead?

Single Plantwide Factory Overhead Rate Scrumptious Snacks Inc. manufactures three types of snack foods: tortilla chips, potato chips, and pretzels. The company has budgeted the following costs for the upcoming period: Factory depreciation Indirect labor Factory electricity Indirect materials Selling expenses Tortilla chips Potato chips Pretzels Administrative expenses Total costs Factory overhead is allocated to the three products on the basis of processing hours. The products had the following production budget and processing hours per case: I Budgeted Volume (Cases) Total If required $20,857 51,690 5,894 3,300 2,400 5,700 11,400 12,243 29,019 16,323 $136,026 Processing Hours Per Case 0.10 0.15 0.12

step in overhead planning and control. After much effort and analysis, you estimated the following cost formulas and gathered the following actual cost data for March: Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Cost Formula $16,100 + $0.15 per machine-hour $38,100 + $1.60 per machine-hour $0.50 per machine-hour $94,500 + $2.10 per machine-hour $67,700 Actual Cost in March $ 20,450 $ 59,100 $ 8,300 $ 131,100 $ 69,400 During March, the company worked 15,000 machine-hours and produced 9,000 units. The company originally planned to work 17,000 machine-hours during March. Required: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March. 2. Calculate the spending variances for March. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the spending variances for March. Note: Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive…