Question 2 CRAZY Co, is a major producer of beauty products. The company uses a standard cost system to help control costs. Manufacturing overhead is applied to production on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The company has a standard of 10 labor hours per unit. According to the company's planning budget, the following manufacturing overhead costs should be incurred at an activity level of 17,500 labor-hours (the denominator activity level): Variable manufacturing overhead cost . ....$ 175,000 Fixed manufacturing overhead cost . . . .. Total manufacturing overhead cost ........ $595,000 $420,000 During the most recent year, the following operating results were recorded: Activity: Actual Production. . .... Total Actual labor-hours worked . . ... 1,600 15,000 Cost: Actual variable manufacturing overhead cost incurred ..... $156,000 Actual fixed manufacturing overhead cost incurred . . $418,800
Variance Analysis
In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for the variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
Standard Costing
The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on the various expenses.
Q) Prepare
write off these variances to cost of goods sold.
![Question 2
CRAZY Co, is a major producer of beauty products. The company uses a standard cost system to
help control costs. Manufacturing overhead is applied to production on the basis of standard
direct labor-hours. The company has a standard of 10 labor hours per unit.
According to the company's planning budget, the following manufacturing overhead costs
should be incurred at an activity level of 17,500 labor-hours (the denominator activity level):
Variable manufacturing overhead cost .....$ 175,000
Fixed manufacturing overhead cost ..
Total manufacturing overhead cost
$420,000
... $595,000
During the most recent year, the following operating results were recorded:
Activity:
Actual Production. . . .
Total Actual labor-hours worked . .
1,600
15,000
Cost:
Actual variable manufacturing overhead cost incurred..... $156,000
Actual fixed manufacturing overhead cost incurred .....
$418,800
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