Primara Corporation has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to products based on the standard direct labor-hou allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: Total budgeted fixed overhead cost for the year Actual fixed overhead cost for the year Budgeted direct labor-hours (denominator level of activity) $ 545,100 $ 537,000 69,000 70,000 67,000 Actual direct labor-hours Standard direct labor-hours allowed for the actual output Required: 1. Compute the fixed portion of the predetermined overhead rate for the year. (Round Fixed portion of the predetermined over rate to 2 decimal places.) ? Compute the fixed overhead budget yarjance and volume variance. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F fa
Primara Corporation has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to products based on the standard direct labor-hou allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: Total budgeted fixed overhead cost for the year Actual fixed overhead cost for the year Budgeted direct labor-hours (denominator level of activity) $ 545,100 $ 537,000 69,000 70,000 67,000 Actual direct labor-hours Standard direct labor-hours allowed for the actual output Required: 1. Compute the fixed portion of the predetermined overhead rate for the year. (Round Fixed portion of the predetermined over rate to 2 decimal places.) ? Compute the fixed overhead budget yarjance and volume variance. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F fa
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Transcribed Image Text:Primara Corporation has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to products based on the standard direct labor-hours
allowed for the actual output of the period. Data concerning the most recent year appear below:
Total budgeted fixed overhead cost for the year
Actual fixed overhead cost for the year
Budgeted direct labor-hours (denominator level of activity)
Actual direct labor-hours
$ 545,100
$ 537,000
69,000
70,000
67,000
Standard direct labor-hours allowed for the actual output
Required:
1. Compute the fixed portion of the predetermined overhead rate for the year. (Round Fixed portion of the predetermined overhead
rate to 2 decimal places.)
2. Compute the fixed overhead budget variance and volume variance. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for
favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (l.e., zero variance.). Input all amounts as positive values.)
1. Fixed portion of the predetermined overhead rate
2. Budget variance
per DLH
Volume variance
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