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 50,000 $275,000 50,000 $325,000 Actual Results 44,000 $ 305,000 1. Compute the standard overhead rate. Hint: Standard allocation base at 80% capacity is 25,000 DLH, computed as 50,000 units x 0.5 DLH per unit. 2. Compute the standard overhead applied. 3. Compute the total overhead variance. Note: Indicate the effect of the variance by selecting favorable, unfavorable, or no variance. 1. Standard overhead rate 2. Standard overhead applied 3. Overhead variance
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 50,000 $275,000 50,000 $325,000 Actual Results 44,000 $ 305,000 1. Compute the standard overhead rate. Hint: Standard allocation base at 80% capacity is 25,000 DLH, computed as 50,000 units x 0.5 DLH per unit. 2. Compute the standard overhead applied. 3. Compute the total overhead variance. Note: Indicate the effect of the variance by selecting favorable, unfavorable, or no variance. 1. Standard overhead rate 2. Standard overhead applied 3. Overhead variance
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