Dizzy Company uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor hours to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. The company estimated manufacturing overhead at P255,000 for the year and direct labor-hours at 100,000 hours. Actual manufacturing overhead costs incurred during the year totaled P270,000. Actual direct labor hours were 105,000. What was the overapplied or underapplied overhead for the year?
Variance Analysis
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 variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
Standard Costing
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 the various expenses.
Dizzy Company uses a predetermined
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