Privack 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: Budgeted variable overhead cost per direct labor-hour Total budgeted fixed overhead cost per year Budgeted direct labor-hours (denominator level of activity) Actual direct labor-hours Standard direct labor-hours allowed for the actual output Required: 1. Compute the predetermined overhead rate for the year. Be sure to include the total budgeted fixed overhead and the total budgeted variable overhead in the numerator of your rate. (Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) 2. Compute the amount of overhead that would be applied to the output of the period. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) 1. Predetermined overhead rate 2. Overhead applied $ 3.50 $ 622,499 59,286 83,000 81,000 per DLH
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.
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