Tannin Products Inc. prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for the Trim Department for July of the current year, during which it expected to use 14,000 hours for production: Variable overhead cost:         Indirect factory labor $44,800       Power and light 10,360       Indirect materials 21,000         Total variable overhead cost   $ 76,160 Fixed overhead cost:         Supervisory salaries $54,380       Depreciation of plant and equipment 14,310       Insurance and property taxes 26,710         Total fixed overhead cost   95,400 Total factory overhead cost   $171,560 Tannin has available 18,000 hours of monthly productive capacity in the Trim Department under normal business conditions. During July, the Trim Department actually used 13,000 hours for production. The actual fixed costs were as budgeted. The actual variable overhead for July was as follows: Actual variable factory overhead cost:         Indirect factory labor $40,560       Power and light 9,450       Indirect materials 20,500             Total variable cost $70,510

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  1. Tannin Products Inc. prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for the Trim Department for July of the current year, during which it expected to use 14,000 hours for production:

    Variable overhead cost:    
        Indirect factory labor $44,800  
        Power and light 10,360  
        Indirect materials 21,000  
          Total variable overhead cost   $ 76,160
    Fixed overhead cost:    
        Supervisory salaries $54,380  
        Depreciation of plant and equipment 14,310  
        Insurance and property taxes 26,710  
          Total fixed overhead cost   95,400
    Total factory overhead cost   $171,560

    Tannin has available 18,000 hours of monthly productive capacity in the Trim Department under normal business conditions. During July, the Trim Department actually used 13,000 hours for production. The actual fixed costs were as budgeted. The actual variable overhead for July was as follows:

    Actual variable factory overhead cost:  
          Indirect factory labor $40,560
          Power and light 9,450
          Indirect materials 20,500
                Total variable cost $70,510

    Construct a factory overhead cost variance report for the Trim Department for July. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Round your interim computations to the nearest cent, if required.

    Tannin Products Inc.Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report-Trim DepartmentFor the Month Ended July 31
    Productive capacity for the month 18,000 hrs.        
    Actual productive capacity used for the month 13,000 hrs.        
      Actual Budget (at actual production) Unfavorable Variances Favorable Variances
    Variable factory overhead costs:        
    Indirect factory labor $fill in the blank 1 $fill in the blank 2 $fill in the blank 3 $fill in the blank 4
    Power and light fill in the blank 5 fill in the blank 6 fill in the blank 7 fill in the blank 8
    Indirect materials fill in the blank 9 fill in the blank 10 fill in the blank 11 fill in the blank 12
    Total variable factory overhead cost $fill in the blank 13 $fill in the blank 14    
    Fixed factory overhead costs:        
    Supervisory salaries $fill in the blank 15 $fill in the blank 16    
    Depreciation of plant and equipment fill in the blank 17 fill in the blank 18    
    Insurance and property taxes fill in the blank 19 fill in the blank 20    
    Total fixed factory overhead cost $fill in the blank 21 $fill in the blank 22    
    Total factory overhead cost $fill in the blank 23 $fill in the blank 24    
    Total controllable variances     $fill in the blank 25 $fill in the blank 26
     
          $- Select -
     
           
    Idle hours at the standard rate for fixed factory overhead:       fill in the blank 30
     
          $- Select -
     
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