The standard costs and actual costs for factory overhead for the manufacture of 2,900 units of actual production are as follows: Standard Costs Fixed overhead (based on 10,000 hours) 3 hours per unit at $0.72 per hour Variable overhead 3 hours per unit at $1.99 per hour Actual Costs Total variable cost, $17,800 Total fixed cost, $7,900 The total factory overhead cost variance is
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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![The standard costs and actual
costs for factory overhead for the
manufacture of 2,900 units of
actual production are as follows:
Standard Costs
Fixed overhead (based on 10,000
hours) 3 hours per unit at $0.72
per hour
Variable overhead 3 hours per
unit at $1.99 per hour
Actual Costs
Total variable cost, $17,800
Total fixed cost, $7,900
The total factory overhead cost
variance is](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3d1de8d5-51a2-4b6d-9e3c-18a5da529527%2F2c9ef456-08a3-4ce0-a67e-62dee3398a40%2Fa3q197e_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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