Réquired: A. Compute the company's total cost variance for variable overhead and fixed overhead if the firm uses a static budget to help assess performance. B. Compute the company's total cost variance for variable overhead and fixed overhead if the firm uses a flexible budget to help assess performance. C. Which of the two budgets (static or flexible) is preferred for performance evaluations?
Réquired: A. Compute the company's total cost variance for variable overhead and fixed overhead if the firm uses a static budget to help assess performance. B. Compute the company's total cost variance for variable overhead and fixed overhead if the firm uses a flexible budget to help assess performance. C. Which of the two budgets (static or flexible) is preferred for performance evaluations?
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Transcribed Image Text:Prevlar's budget for variable overhead and fixed overhead revealed the following information for an anticipated 40,100 hours of
activity: variable overhead, $352,880; fixed overhead, $602,500.
The company actually worked 43,100 hours and actual overhead incurred was: variable, $367,500; fixed, $610,000.
Required:
A. Compute the company's total cost variance for variable overhead and fixed overhead if the firm uses a static budget to help assess
performance.
B. Compute the company's total cost variance for variable overhead and fixed overhead if the firm uses a flexible budget to help
assess performance.
C. Which of the two budgets (static or flexible) is preferred for performance evaluations?
A. Actual
$
977,500
Less: Static budget
955,380
22,120
Variance, unfavorable
$
B. Flexible budget
$
977,500
Less: Actual
Variance, favorable
C. Preferred for performance evaluations?
Flexible budget
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