The following data pertains to the month of October for ElmCo. when production was budgeted to be 5,000 units of P90. Fixed manufacturing overhead traceable to the production of P90 is budgeted to be $15,000 for the month and is assigned on the basis of the number of units manufactured using a pre-determined rate. Actual production of P90 for October was 4,600 units and actual Fixed manufacturing overhead costs were $14,650. Determine the fixed overhead volume variance. (Negative numbers indicate a favorable variance.)
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.
The following data pertains to the month of October for ElmCo. when production was budgeted to be 5,000 units of P90. Fixed manufacturing
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