Elite Brands Company uses standard costs for its manufacturing division. Standards specify 0.1 direct labor hours per unit of product. At the beginning of the year, the static budget for variable overhead costs included the following data: Production Volume: 6500 Units Budgeted variable overhead cost: $15,000 Budgeted direct labor hours: 600 hours At the end of the year, actual data were as follow: Production volume: 4000 units Actual variable overhead cost: $15,400 Actual direct labor hours: 495 hours How much is the standard cost per direct labor hour for variable overhead? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) (a) $25.00
Elite Brands Company uses standard costs for its manufacturing division. Standards specify 0.1 direct labor hours per unit of product. At the beginning of the year, the static budget for variable overhead costs included the following data: Production Volume: 6500 Units Budgeted variable overhead cost: $15,000 Budgeted direct labor hours: 600 hours At the end of the year, actual data were as follow: Production volume: 4000 units Actual variable overhead cost: $15,400 Actual direct labor hours: 495 hours How much is the standard cost per direct labor hour for variable overhead? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) (a) $25.00
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Transcribed Image Text:Elite Brands Company uses standard
costs for its manufacturing division.
Standards specify 0.1 direct labor
hours per unit of product. At the
beginning of the year, the static
budget for variable overhead costs
included the following data:
Production Volume: 6500 Units
Budgeted variable overhead cost:
$15,000
Budgeted direct labor hours: 600
hours
At the end of the year, actual data
were as follow:
Production volume: 4000 units
Actual variable overhead cost: $15,400
Actual direct labor hours: 495 hours
How much is the standard cost per
direct labor hour for variable
overhead? (Round your answer to the
nearest cent.)
(a) $25.00
(b) $37.50
(c) $30.30
(d) $25.67
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