The following information pertains to Trenton Glass Works for the year just ended. Budgeted direct-labor cost: 75,000 hours (practical capacity) at $16 per hour Actual direct-labor cost: 80,000 hours at $17.50 per hour Budgeted manufacturing overhead: $997,500 Actual selling and administrative expenses: 434,000 Actual manufacturing overhead: Depreciation Property taxes Indirect labor Supervisory salaries Utilities Insurance Rental of space Indirect material (see data below) Indirect material: Beginning inventory, January 1 Purchases during the year Ending inventory, December 31 $ 230,000 22,000 82,000 200,000 58,000 30,000 302,000 78,000 49,000 93,000 64,000 Required: 1. Compute the firm's predetermined overhead rate, which is based on direct-labor hours. 2. Calculate the overapplied or underapplied overhead for the year. 3. Prepare a journal entry to close out the Manufacturing Overhead account into Cost of Goods Sold.
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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